Shloka 45
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
केकयै: सृग्जयैर्दप्तं पञ्चालैश्व महात्मभि: । राजन्! तदनन्तर दुर्योधनने अमितपराक्रमी बलराम, महात्मा श्रीकृष्ण, महामनस्वी पांचाल, संजय, केकयगण तथा अपने भाइयोंके साथ खड़े हुए अभिमानी युधिष्ठिरसे इस प्रकार गर्वयुक्त वचन कहा-- ।।
kekayaiḥ sṛñjayair daptaṃ pañcālaiś ca mahātmabhiḥ | rājan tad-anantaraṃ duryodhanena amitaparākramī balarāmaḥ mahātmā śrīkṛṣṇaḥ mahāmanasvī pāñcālaḥ sañjayaḥ kekayagaṇaḥ tathā svabhrātṛbhiḥ saha tiṣṭhataḥ abhīmāninā yudhiṣṭhirena etad-vidhaṃ garvayuktaṃ vacanaṃ uktam || idaṃ vyavasitaṃ yuddhaṃ mama bhīmasya cobhayoḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “O Hari, matapos mapukaw sa alab ng tapang ang mga Kekaya, ang mga Sṛñjaya, at ang mga Pāñcāla na dakila ang loob, si Yudhiṣṭhira na mapagmataas—na nakatayo kasama si Balarāma na di-masukat ang lakas, ang dakilang-loob na Śrī Kṛṣṇa, ang mararangal na pinunong Pāñcāla, si Sañjaya, ang pangkat ng Kekaya, at ang sarili niyang mga kapatid—ay nagsalita ng ganitong mapagmalaking pananalita: ‘Ang labanang ito’y matibay nang napagpasyahan—sa pagitan ko at ni Bhīma, para sa aming dalawa.’”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how pride and boastful resolve can color even a righteous cause: in war, determination (vyavasāya) must be governed by dharma and restraint, otherwise it becomes mere ego-driven rivalry.
Sañjaya reports that, amid the assembled allies (Kekayas, Sṛñjayas, Pāñcālas) and notable figures like Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa, Yudhiṣṭhira—described as proud—declares that a decisive fight has been settled between himself and Bhīma.