Shloka 7
Āśramāgamanam — The Pāṇḍavas Arrive at Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Hermitage
ततस्ते पर्थिवा: सर्वे भीष्मद्रोणपुरोगमा: । ससैन्या: सलिलात् तस्मात् समुत्तस्थु: सहस्रश:,फिर तो भीष्म-ट्रोण आदि समस्त राजा अपनी सेनाओंके साथ सहस्रोंकी संख्यामें उस जलसे बाहर निकलने लगे
tatas te pārthivāḥ sarve bhīṣma-droṇa-purogamāḥ | sa-sainyāḥ salilāt tasmāt samuttasthuḥ sahasraśaḥ ||
ครั้นแล้ว บรรดาพระราชาทั้งหลาย โดยมีภีษมะและโทรณะเป็นผู้นำหน้า ก็พร้อมด้วยกองทัพของตน ผุดขึ้นจากสายน้ำนั้นเป็นพัน ๆ
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how immense collectives move under recognized leadership: even in a vast multitude, order is conveyed by naming exemplary elders (Bhīṣma, Droṇa) at the front. Ethically, it evokes the gravity of kṣatriya society—where authority, precedence, and responsibility are publicly visible in moments of mass action.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that all the kings, with Bhīṣma and Droṇa at their head, along with their armies, rise up from the water in great numbers—thousands—marking a dramatic, large-scale emergence of the host.