Shloka 82
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
एष धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । तिष्ठत्यसुकर: संख्ये परै: परपुरञ्जय:
eṣa dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | tiṣṭhaty asukaraḥ saṅkhye paraiḥ parapurañjayaḥ ||
Śalya disse: “Aqui está Yudhiṣṭhira, o rei do Dharma, o primeiro entre os sustentadores da retidão. No campo de batalha ele permanece firme—o inimigo não o vence com facilidade—conquistador de cidades hostis.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, true authority is grounded in dharma: Yudhiṣṭhira is praised not merely for power but for being the foremost upholder of righteousness, whose steadiness makes him hard to defeat.
Śalya points out Yudhiṣṭhira on the battlefield, describing him as the Dharma-king and a formidable opponent—one who stands firm in combat and is not easily overcome by enemies.