Shloka 18
शिखण्डी युयुधानश्च धृष्टय्ुम्नश्व पार्षत: । भीमसेनो यमौ चोभौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ
śikhaṇḍī yuyudhānaś ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ | bhīmaseno yamau cobhau yudhāmanyuttamaujasaū ||
Юдхиштхира сказал: «Шикханди, и Ююдхана (Сатьяки), и Дхриштадьюмна, сын Паршаты (Друпады); Бхимасена; и оба близнеца (Накула и Сахадева); а также Юдхаманью и Уттамауджас — вот лучшие среди наших воинов».
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.