काश्यः परमशीघ्रास्त्रः श्लाघनीयो रथोत्तमः ॥
रथ एकगुणो मह्यं मतः परपुरंजयः ॥
अयं च युधि विक्रान्तो मन्तव्यो ऽष्टगुणो रथः ॥
सत्यजित् समरश्लाघी द्रुपदस्यात्मजो युवा ॥
गतः सो ऽतिरथत्वं हि धृष्टद्युम्नेन संमितः ॥
पाण्डवानां यशस्कामः परं कर्म करिष्यति ॥
अनुरक्तश् च शूरश् च रथो ऽयम् अपरो महान् ॥
पाण्ड्यराजो महावीर्यः पाण्डवानां धुरंधरः ॥
दृढधन्वा महेष्वासः पाण्डवानां रथोत्तमः ॥
श्रेणिमान् कौरवश्रेष्ठ वसुदानश् च पार्थिवः ॥
उभाव् एताव् अतिरथौ मतौ मम परंतप ॥
kāśyaḥ paramaśīghrāstraḥ ślāghanīyo rathottamaḥ ||
ratha ekaguṇo mahyaṃ mataḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ ||
ayaṃ ca yudhi vikrānto mantavyo 'ṣṭaguṇo rathaḥ ||
satyajit samaraślāghī drupadasyātmajo yuvā ||
gataḥ so 'tirathatvaṃ hi dhṛṣṭadyumnena saṃmitaḥ ||
pāṇḍavānāṃ yaśaskāmaḥ paraṃ karma kariṣyati ||
anuraktaś ca śūraś ca ratho 'yam aparo mahān ||
pāṇḍyarājo mahāvīryaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ dhuraṃdharaḥ ||
dṛḍhadhanvā maheṣvāsaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ rathottamaḥ ||
śreṇimān kauravaśreṣṭha vasudānaś ca pārthivaḥ ||
ubhāv etāv atirathau matau mama paraṃtapa ||
Kashya, exceedingly swift with weapons, praiseworthy, the best of ratha warriors, conqueror of enemy cities, is in my judgment a ratha of a single measure. And this young Satyajit, valiant in battle, son of Drupada, glorious in the fray, should be reckoned an eightfold ratha. He has attained the status of an atiratha, for he is equal to Dhrishtadyumna; desiring glory for the Pandavas, he will accomplish the highest deed. There is yet another great ratha -- the devoted and valiant king of Pandya, mighty, a pillar of the Pandavas. Shreniman, the firm-bowed great archer and best ratha of the Pandavas, O best of the Kauravas, and king Vasudana -- these two, O vanquisher of foes, are in my judgment atirathas.
d37def3415d1 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 6:32:37 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Bhishma continues to unfold the full breadth of the Pandavas' strength: behind the principal heroes stands a dense circle of Panchalas, Chedis, Kekayas, Kashis, and other allies. What matters here is not numbers alone but the quality of the bond -- some fight from kinship, others from devotion to Arjuna, still others for the glory of the Pandavas. The battlefield thus emerges as a web of loyalty and personal commitment, where each ally becomes part of one shared strength.