Shloka 21
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
यक्षा विद्याधराश्चैव राक्षसाक्षामितौजस:
yakṣā vidyādharāś caiva rākṣasāś cāmitaujasaḥ
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—یَکش، وِدیادھر، اور بے اندازہ قوت و شوکت والے راکشس بھی وہاں موجود تھے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the epic idea that great moral and historical crises—like the Kurukṣetra war—are not merely human affairs; they are witnessed by a wider cosmic order, including powerful non-human beings, highlighting the magnitude and consequence of adharma and its correction.
Vaiśampāyana is listing the kinds of beings present/assembled as events unfold in the Shalya Parva context, noting that Yakṣas, Vidyādharas, and immensely powerful Rakṣasas were among those involved as onlookers or participants around the battlefield scene.