Shloka 18
Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse
Udyoga Parva 193
शिखण्डी युयुधानश्च धृष्टय्ुम्नश्व पार्षत: । भीमसेनो यमौ चोभौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ
śikhaṇḍī yuyudhānaś ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ | bhīmaseno yamau cobhau yudhāmanyuttamaujasaū ||
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Śikhaṇḍī, Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) e Dhṛṣṭadyumna, filho de Pārṣata (Drupada); Bhīmasena; os dois gêmeos (Nakula e Sahadeva); e também Yudhāmanyu e Uttamaujas — estes são os mais destacados entre os nossos guerreiros.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the approach to war, righteous leadership requires clear recognition of responsibility and capability—naming and organizing allies is part of fulfilling kṣatriya-dharma with accountability rather than impulsive violence.
In Udyoga Parva’s war-preparation context, Yudhiṣṭhira enumerates key Pāṇḍava-aligned champions—Pañcālas, Vṛṣṇis, and the Pāṇḍava brothers—highlighting the principal fighters who will stand in the coming conflict.