Shloka 18
Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse
Udyoga Parva 193
शिखण्डी युयुधानश्च धृष्टय्ुम्नश्व पार्षत: । भीमसेनो यमौ चोभौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ
śikhaṇḍī yuyudhānaś ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ | bhīmaseno yamau cobhau yudhāmanyuttamaujasaū ||
شکھنڈی، یویودھان (ساتیکی)، پارشت (دروپد) کا بیٹا دھِرِشتدیومن، بھیم سین، دونوں جڑواں (نکُل اور سہ دیو)، اور نیز یُدھامنیُو اور اُتّمَوجَس—یہ ہمارے لشکر کے صفِ اوّل کے یودھا ہیں۔
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the approach to war, righteous leadership requires clear recognition of responsibility and capability—naming and organizing allies is part of fulfilling kṣatriya-dharma with accountability rather than impulsive violence.
In Udyoga Parva’s war-preparation context, Yudhiṣṭhira enumerates key Pāṇḍava-aligned champions—Pañcālas, Vṛṣṇis, and the Pāṇḍava brothers—highlighting the principal fighters who will stand in the coming conflict.