Shloka 96
यशसा तेजसा चैव वृत्तेन च समन्वित: । “यह श्रेष्ठ पुरुष धर्मात्माओंमें अग्रगण्य होगा और इस पृथ्वीपर पराक्रमी एवं सत्यवादी राजा होगा। पाण्डुका यह प्रथम पुत्र 'युधिष्ठिर' नामसे विख्यात हो तीनों लोकोंमें प्रसिद्धि एवं ख्याति प्राप्त करेगा; यह यशस्वी, तेजस्वी तथा सदाचारी होगा”
yaśasā tejasā caiva vṛttena ca samanvitaḥ |
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“他将具足名声与光辉，并以端正的行持而卓然出众；在诸持法之人中为最上。于此大地，他将成为勇武而守真言的君王。作为般度的长子，以‘坚战’（Yudhiṣṭhira）之名闻世，他将名扬三界——以其荣耀、威光与坚贞的德行而受颂赞。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the ideal of righteous kingship: true sovereignty is grounded in dharma and truthfulness, supported by personal radiance (tejas) and exemplary conduct (vṛtta). Fame is portrayed as the natural outcome of virtue rather than its goal.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes (as a prediction/commendation) the qualities and future renown of Pāṇḍu’s first son, Yudhiṣṭhira—foretelling him as a powerful, truth-speaking ruler celebrated across the three worlds for his moral character.