Shloka 11
बृहन्नडाप्रवेशः — Bṛhannadā’s Entry into Virāṭa’s Assembly
भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च यच्च संख्यागतं गवाम् । न मे>स्त्यविदितं किंचित् समन््ताद् दशयोजनम्
bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ ca yac ca saṅkhyāgataṃ gavām | na me 'sty aviditaṃ kiñcit samantād daśa-yojanam ||
ไม่ว่าอดีต ปัจจุบัน หรืออนาคต และสิ่งใดก็ตามเกี่ยวกับโคที่อาจนับคำนวณได้ ภายในรัศมีสิบโยชน์โดยรอบ ย่อมไม่มีสิ่งใดที่ข้าไม่รู้
सहदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Competence in one’s assigned duty is a form of dharma: Sahadeva presents mastery—knowledge of past, present, and future signs, and precise reckoning of cattle—as the ethical basis for reliable service and responsible stewardship.
In the Virata Parva context, Sahadeva is asserting his exceptional expertise relevant to cattle and prognostic knowledge, emphasizing that within ten yojanas around him nothing concerning the herd is unknown—establishing his credibility for the role he is undertaking while the Pandavas remain incognito.