तथा भूरिश्रवाः शूरः शल्यश् च कुरुनन्दन ॥
दुर्योधनम् उपायाताव् अक्षौहिण्या पृथक् पृथक् ॥
कृतवर्मा च हार्दिक्यो भोजान्धकबलैः सह ॥
अक्षौहिण्यैव सेनाया दुर्योधनम् उपागमत् ॥
तस्य तैः पुरुषव्याघ्रैर् वनमालाधरैर् बलम् ॥
अशोभत यथा मत्तैर् वनं प्रक्रीडितैर् गजैः ॥
जयद्रथमुखाश् चान्ये सिन्धुसौवीरवासिनः ॥
आजग्मुः पृथिवीपालाः कम्पयन्त इवाचलान् ॥
तेषाम् अक्षौहिणी सेना बहुला विबभौ तदा ॥
विधूयमाना वातेन बहुरूपा इवाम्बुदाः ॥
tathā bhūriśravāḥ śūraḥ śalyaś ca kurunandana ||
duryodhanam upāyātāv akṣauhiṇyā pṛthak pṛthak ||
kṛtavarmā ca hārdikyo bhojāndhakabalaiḥ saha ||
akṣauhiṇyaiva senāyā duryodhanam upāgamat ||
tasya taiḥ puruṣavyāghrair vanamālādharair balam ||
aśobhata yathā mattair vanaṃ prakrīḍitair gajaiḥ ||
jayadrathamukhāś cānye sindhusauvīravāsinaḥ ||
ājagmuḥ pṛthivīpālāḥ kampayanta ivācalān ||
teṣām akṣauhiṇī senā bahulā vibabhau tadā ||
vidhūyamānā vātena bahurūpā ivāmbudāḥ ||
And so the valiant Bhurishravas and Shalya, O son of Kuru, came to Duryodhana, each with an akshauhini of troops. And Kritavarman, son of Hridika, accompanied by the Bhojas, Andhakas, and Kukuras, arrived before Duryodhana with an akshauhini of troops. And the body of his army, made up of these mighty warriors wearing garlands of many-colored flowers, appeared as graceful as a herd of joyful elephants passing through a forest. And others, led by Jayadratha, dwellers of the land of Sindhu-Sauvira, came in such force that the hills seemed to tremble beneath their tread. And their forces, an akshauhini in all, appeared like a mass of clouds driven by the wind.
cc8ec7fa54f5 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 3:31:49 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
This passage (5.19.16–20) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already unfolding against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Key theme: Duryodhana. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, through the choice of an embassy, through faithfulness to one's word, and through the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.