Shloka 29
Chapter 49: Sañjaya’s Enumeration of the Pāṇḍava Coalition (पाण्डवसैन्यसमागम-वर्णनम्)
यः प्रतीचीं दिशं चक्रे वशे म्लेच्छणणायुताम् । स तत्र नकुलो योद्धा चित्रयोधी व्यवस्थित:,कुरुनन्दन! जिन्होंने सहसौरों म्लेच्छोंसे भरी हुई पश्चिम दिशाको जीतकर अपने अधीन कर लिया था, वे विचित्र रीतिसे युद्ध करनेमें कुशल योद्धा नकुल उधरसे युद्धके लिये तैयार खड़े हैं। माद्रीकुमार नकुल महान् धनुर्धर और अत्यन्त दर्शनीय वीर हैं। उनके बलसे पाण्डवोंने आपलोगोंपर आक्रमणकी तैयारी की है
yaḥ pratīcīṁ diśaṁ cakre vaśe mleccha-gaṇāyutām | sa tatra nakulo yoddhā citra-yodhī vyavasthitaḥ, kuru-nandana |
Sañjaya disse: “Aquele que submeteu ao seu domínio o quadrante ocidental, repleto de incontáveis bandos de mlecchas—Nakula, guerreiro hábil em modos de combate variados e incomuns—está ali, pronto para a batalha, ó alegria dos Kurus. Nakula, filho de Mādrī, grande arqueiro e herói de esplendor notável, encontra-se postado para o combate; apoiados em sua força, os Pāṇḍavas fizeram seus preparativos para vos assaltar.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣatriya readiness and strategic competence: a leader’s prior conquests and disciplined deployment in war become moral-political capital, signaling responsibility to protect one’s side and to act decisively when conflict becomes unavoidable.
Sañjaya reports to the Kuru side that Nakula—renowned for subduing the western regions populated by many Mleccha groups—has taken his position and stands prepared for battle, indicating the Pāṇḍavas’ organized and confident war preparations.