महाभारत · 7.19.21–22
॥
देवनागरी
ततो युधिष्ठिरः प्रेक्ष्य व्यूहं तम् अतिमानुषम् ॥
अजय्यम् अरिभिः संख्ये पार्षतं वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् ॥
ब्राह्मणस्य वशं नाहम् इयाम् अद्य यथा प्रभो ॥
पारावतसवर्णाश्व तथा नीतिर् विधीयताम् ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prekṣya vyūhaṃ tam atimānuṣam ||
ajayyam aribhiḥ saṃkhye pārṣataṃ vākyam abravīt ||
brāhmaṇasya vaśaṃ nāham iyām adya yathā prabho ||
pārāvatasavarṇāśva tathā nītir vidhīyatām ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ततःtataḥthen; now
युधिष्ठिरःyudhiṣṭhiraḥYudhishthira
प्रेक्ष्यprekṣyahaving looked [beheld]; having glanced at
व्यूहम्vyūhamarray; [that] array
तम्tamthat; [that very]
अतिमानुषम्atimānuṣamsuperhuman; inhuman [in grandeur]
अजय्यम्ajayyamunconquerable; invincible
अरिभिःaribhiḥby enemies; [for] foes
संख्येsaṃkhyein battle; in combat
पार्षतम्pārṣatam[to] Parshata [Dhrishtadyumna]; to Parshata [Dhrishtadyumna]
वाक्यम्vākyamword [speech]; word
अब्रवीत्abravītsaid [spoke]; spoke
ब्राह्मणस्यbrāhmaṇasyaof the brahmin [Drona]; of the brahmin [Drona]
वशम्vaśam[into the] power; [under the] power
नnanot; [so that] not
अहम्ahamI; I
इयाम्iyām[that I] fall [come]; end up
अद्यadyanow [today]; now
यथाyathāas [so that]; so that
प्रभोprabhoO lord [master]; O sovereign
पारावतसवर्णाश्वpārāvatasavarṇāśvaO [you] whose horses are dove-colored; O [warrior] with horses gray as a dove
तथाtathāthus; [thus] so
नीतिःnītiḥ[military] stratagem [plan of action]; method [arrangement]
विधीयताम्vidhīyatām[let it] be arranged [ordained]; let it be ordained
अनुवाद
Then Yudhishthira, having glanced at that array, inhuman in grandeur, invincible to foes in battle, spoke a word to Parshata: "So that I may not fall today under the brahmin's power, O sovereign — O [warrior] with horses gray as a dove — let such an arrangement be ordained."
संस्करण
5e346b58e204 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 3:00:04 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The king of dharma openly acknowledges the fearsomeness of the enemy array and does not hide his apprehension — this is not weakness but clear-sightedness. Yudhishthira does not rely on his own valor alone, but entrusts the defense to Dhrishtadyumna, asking him to "arrange the order of battle." It is significant that the sovereign turns to his commander for help as to an equal, without haughtiness, for he knows: wisdom lies not in taking everything upon oneself, but in trusting each person with his own task. The verse teaches that to acknowledge danger aloud is not faintheartedness but the beginning of sound defense; that even the strongest should seek support in the faithful; and that order and trust in one's neighbor guard more reliably than self-assured courage that goes alone to meet disaster.