Shloka 11
Bhīmasena’s Eastern Digvijaya and the Cedi Reception
Sabhā-parva 26
“महाबाहु कौरवनन्दन! तुम इन्द्रके पुत्र और संग्राममें शोभा पानेवाले शूरवीर हो। तुममें ऐसा बल और पराक्रम उचित ही है
mahābāhu kauravanandana! tvaṃ indrasya putraḥ saṅgrāme śobhāṃ prāpya śūrāvīraḥ asi. tvayi īdṛśaṃ balaṃ parākramaś ca yuktam eva.
वैशम्पायन उवाच— महाबाहो कौरवनन्दन! त्वम् इन्द्रस्य पुत्रोऽसि, संग्रामे शोभमानो वीरः। तवैतादृशं बलं पराक्रमश्च युक्त एव।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms that extraordinary strength and valor are appropriate when grounded in rightful identity and duty—here, the warrior’s divine lineage and kṣatriya role make battlefield excellence a fitting expression of dharma rather than mere aggression.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, delivers a laudatory address to a Kuru prince—implicitly Arjuna—highlighting his status as Indra’s son and praising his battle-splendor, thereby setting a tone of recognition for martial capability within the unfolding court-and-conflict narrative of the Sabha Parva.