Shloka 21

Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras

Udyoga Parva

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरो यत्र सैन्ये स्वयमेव बलार्णवे । तत्र ते पृथिवीपाला भूयिष्ठ॑ पर्यवस्थिता:

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhiro yatra sainye svayam eva balārṇave | tatra te pṛthivīpālā bhūyiṣṭhaḥ paryavasthitāḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波衍那说：在军阵之中，唯有坚战者（Yudhiṣṭhira）亲自立于其间，宛如力量之海；就在那处，大地诸王云集，人数最盛，环绕其侧，各就其位。此景昭示：正当的统御与被视为合乎法（dharma）的正统，能招致盟友，即便战云已迫近。

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• सैन्ये: in the army
• सैन्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• बलार्णवे: in the ocean of forces (vast host)
• बलार्णवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलार्णव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• ते: those/they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पृथिवीपालाः: kings (protectors of the earth)
• पृथिवीपालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भूयिष्ठम्: mostly/for the most part
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूयिष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पर्यवस्थिताः: were stationed/arrayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-अव-स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle), Passive (participial)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• pṛthivīpālāḥ (kings/rulers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-political idea that dharmic authority and steady leadership attract support: many rulers choose to stand where Yudhiṣṭhira is present, suggesting confidence in his legitimacy and conduct even as conflict approaches.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the military array: Yudhiṣṭhira is positioned within the Pāṇḍava host, likened to an ocean of power, and numerous kings assemble and take their stations around him, indicating a concentration of allied rulers at his side.