Shloka 1
सेनासमागमः — The Convergence of Armies
है ० बक। है २ एकोनविशो< ध्याय: युधिष्ठिर और ६ कि यहाँ सहायताके लिये आयी हुई ओंका संक्षिप्त विवरण वैशमग्पायन उवाच युयुधानस्ततो वीर: सात्वतानां महारथ: । महता चतुरड्रेण बलेनागाद् युधिष्ठिरम्
Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | Yuyudhānas tato vīraḥ sātvatānāṃ mahārathaḥ | mahatā caturaṅgeṇa balenāgād yudhiṣṭhiram ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—تب ساتوتوں میں مہارَتھی سورما یُیُدھان، بڑی چتُرَنگی فوج کے ساتھ یُدھِشٹھِر کے پاس آیا۔
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous action (dharma) is strengthened not only by personal virtue but also by timely support from allies; offering aid to a just cause becomes an ethical commitment with consequences in war and governance.
Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna), a leading warrior of the Sātvata/Vṛṣṇi line, arrives to meet Yudhiṣṭhira, bringing a substantial fourfold army—signaling the consolidation of forces before the Kurukṣetra war.