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 ||
尤提希提罗说道：“尸佉ṇḍī、尤尤达那（萨提亚基）、以及帕尔沙塔之子德里什塔丢姆那（德鲁帕达之子）；毗摩塞那；那对双生子（那库拉与萨诃提婆）；还有尤达曼纽与乌塔摩乌迦斯——这些都是我军中最卓越的战士。”
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.