Shloka 37
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
तथाप्येते महाराज रथिनो नृपसत्तम । अक्षौहिणीनां सर्वासां समेतानां जनेश्वर
tathāpy ete mahārāja rathino nṛpasattama | akṣauhiṇīnāṃ sarvāsāṃ sametānāṃ janeśvara ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“即便如此，噢大王——诸王之最——噢人中之主，这些乘车武士仍聚集而立，仿佛汇合了全部的阿叉乌希尼大军。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the vast scale and organized might of the assembled forces, reminding the listener that war is not merely personal rivalry but a collective, systematized undertaking involving entire armies and rulers—heightening the ethical weight of decisions made by kings.
Vaiśampāyana describes to the king that the chariot-warriors were gathered together as part of all the akṣauhiṇī armies, emphasizing that the full military strength had converged for the coming conflict.