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Shloka 3

Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma

Devanagari script

उपपन्नो हासौ राजा चेदिपाउ्चालकेकयै: । भीमार्जुनाभ्यां कृष्णेन युयुधानयमैरपि

Transliteration

upapanno hāsau rājā cedipāñcālakekayaiḥ | bhīmārjunābhyāṃ kṛṣṇena yuyudhānayamair api ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：那位国王——坚守正法的优提施提罗——确实根基稳固：有支提、般遮罗与计迦耶诸国之军相助，又有毗摩与阿周那相辅，有黑天（奎师那）为依怙，并有优优陀那（萨底耆）与双生子那俱罗、娑诃提婆同心扶持。叙事旨在昭示：正法之治的强盛，不仅在于兵众之多，更在于贤能盟友以义务与共同决心相系。

Word by Word

उपपन्नःendowed, furnished (with)

हासौthis (he)

राजाking

चेदि-पाञ्चाल-केकयैःby the Cedis, Panchalas, and Kekayas

भीम-अर्जुनाभ्याम्by Bhima and Arjuna

कृष्णेनby Krishna

युयुधान-यमैःby Yuyudhana (Satyaki) and the Yamas (i.e., the twins Nakula–Sahadeva, lit. ‘Yama-like’/‘Yama’s’)

अपिalso, even

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Cedi

Pāñcāla

Kekaya

Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

Arjuna

Kṛṣṇa

Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)

Nakula

Sahadeva

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that a dharmic ruler’s strength lies in worthy support—capable allies and principled companions—suggesting that ethical leadership is sustained through shared duty, loyalty, and competence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Yudhiṣṭhira as firmly backed by major allied peoples (Cedi, Pāñcāla, Kekaya) and key heroes (Bhīma, Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa, Sātyaki, and the twins), emphasizing the consolidation of support in the lead-up to conflict.