Shloka 26
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
दृष्टवा युधिष्ठिरं दूराद् धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैनिका: । मिथ: संकथयाज्चक्रुरेषो हि कुलपांसन:,श्रीकृष्ण एवं भाइयोंसहित युधिछ्िरका भीष्मको प्रणाम करके उनसे युद्धके लिये आज्ञा माँगना युधिष्ठिरको दूरसे ही देखकर दुर्योधनके सैनिक आपसमें इस प्रकार बातचीत करने लगे --“यह युधिष्ठिर तो अपने कुलका जीता-जागता कलंक ही है
dṛṣṭvā yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dūrād dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainikāḥ | mithaḥ saṃkathayāṃ cakrur eṣo hi kulapāṃsanaḥ ||
یدھشٹھِر کو دور سے دیکھ کر دھرتراشٹر کے سپاہی آپس میں کہنے لگے—“یہ تو اپنے خاندان کا جیتا جاگتا داغ ہے۔”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how moral judgment in wartime is often distorted by factional loyalty: opponents label even a dharmic figure as a 'disgrace' to undermine legitimacy. It invites reflection on ethical discernment—distinguishing true dharma from propaganda, ridicule, and honor-based shaming.
Sañjaya reports that Kaurava soldiers, seeing Yudhiṣṭhira approaching from a distance, begin talking among themselves and deride him as a blot on his lineage. It sets the tone of hostility and contempt in the Kaurava camp as the battle context unfolds.