Introduction - i myself do not believe yudisther was a pure character a flawless character or a positive character, i consider him to be a grey character who had good qualities & bad qualities both. But i also believe if their is anyone that can be considered the main character of Mahabharat (besides arjuna) it would have to unfortunately be yudisther, cause he is in all eighteen books.
This post's purpose is only to show his achievements and credit him as a top ranked fighter. At night 14 it is true he held his own against Drona but he did not defeat Drona all he did was check his astras thats it. I will not count Yudisther killing Shalya to be an achievement because that happened only after shalya fought multiple warrior's already.
First i will explain his ocular power (which's related to vision/eyesight).
Him actually applying the power in battle;
"Thither where Pandu's son of virtuous soul cast his eyes with the desire of producing evil, thither thy army broke, O bull of Bharata's race."
Why Yudhisthir didn't burn anyone in the dice game.
Whilst I was tortured in the midst of the assembly by the wicked-souled sons of Dhritarashtra, my wrath, suddenly provoked, became cooled at sight of Karna. Even while listening to the harsh and bitter words of Karna himself on that occasion of our match at dice, to the words, that Karna uttered from desire of doing what was agreeable to Duryodhana, my wrath became cooled at sight of Karna's feet.
Logic - it was because of Karna having feet which looked like Yudhisthir's mothers. Otherwise he could have burned everyone to death. Being the son of Yamraj he can send them to yamlok/yamapuri.
Quote 1:
King Yudhishthira is always kind, O Bharata, to thy children. Though deprived of his kingdom and possessions by foul means, filled with wrath as he is, he doth not open eyes "I should not burn the people by looking at them with angry eyes" thinking so, the royal son of Pandu goeth covering his face.
Quote 2:
"Would not the Pandavas destroy us by looking down upon us with angry eyes? I know the royal sage Yudhishthira to be possessed of great ascetic power. Ye Brahmanas, I am afraid of men that are devoted to Hari."
Quote 3:
"Yudhishthira, having modesty for his ornament, doth not cast angry glances on thy troops, so let hostility cease."
Quote 4: As long as Yudhishthira with eyes burning in wrath doth not consume thy troops in battle, let peace, O sire, be made!
Quote 5: "The wrath, born of grief, of that Yudhishthira whose body hath been purified by the flames of penance, directed to the wicked-souled son of Dhritarashtra, is consuming this Bharata host."
Quote 6:
"That mighty-armed and intelligent and courageous prince of unbaffled prowess, who, unassisted by any one, can consume the entire host of Duryodhana by means of his terrible glances alone, that slayer by his sight, that one bent on winning victory, that bowman, that hero of unfading glory, that self-restrained monarch who is revered by the whole world, O, who were those heroes (of my army) that surrounded that warrior?"
Quote 7:
[Statement]
"As regards Yudhishthira also, he can, with angry eyes only, consume the whole world."https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m08/m08049.htm
8th quote; Then Shalya addressed him, and said, "Do not, O Karna, seize this best of kings. As soon as thou seizest him, he will reduce both thee and me to ashes."
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He was an all rounder.
Skilled in lance warfare.
[Quote]
"Yudhishthira, striking Karna with four lances in his two arms and forehead and chest, repeatedly uttered loud shouts. Thereupon blood spouted forth from the wounds of Karna, and the latter, filled with rage and breathing like a snake."
[End]
High praise;
"Thou must know that Yudhishthira is constantly engaged in the study of the Vedas. He is inclined to the horse-sacrifice and the Rajasuya. Again, he rides horses and elephants, is arrayed in armour, mounts a car, and takes up the bow and all kinds of weapons."
Claim - if he rode a horse or a elephant it implies that he was trained to become a cavalry soldier or a elephant rider too.
Yudhisther's magic;
Thereupon, Yudhishthira made himself ponderous to the Rakshasa. And being oppressed with the weight, he could not proceed rapidly as before. Then addressing Draupadi, Nakula and Sahadeva, Yudhishthira said "Do ye not entertain any fear of this wretched Rakshasa, I have checked his speed. The mighty-armed son of the Wind-god may not be far away; and on Bhima coming up at the next moment, the Rakshasa will not live." O king, staring at the Rakshasa bereft of sense, Sahadeva addressed Yudhishthira.
Logic - he was capable of changing his own body weight by will. Their is no evidence that balram, hanuman or parshurama ever had such an ability.
Draupadi-haran yudh.
"And in that encounter, the king himself slew in the twinkling of an eye, a hundred of the best warriors of the Sauviras."
"Then the king of Trigartas, bow in hand descending from his great chariot, killed the four steeds of the king with his mace. But Kunti's son, king Yudhishthira the just, seeing the foe approach so near, and fighting on foot, pierced his breast with a crescent-shaped arrow. And that hero, thus wounded in the breast began to vomit blood, and fell down upon the ground besides Pritha's son, like an uprooted tree."
Bhishma Parva.
"Thereupon Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, blazed up with wrath, like the fire that blazeth forth at the end of the Yuga for consuming creatures. Beholding the son of Pandu excited with rage, the gods, the Gandharvas, and the Rakshasas, trembled, O king, and the universe became agitated. And even this was the thought that arose in the minds of all creatures that king, excited with rage, would that day consume the three worlds. Indeed, when the son of Pandu was thus excited with wrath, the Rishis and the celestials prayed for the peace of the world."
Comment; Everyone feared him.
"Checking, however, that wrath with patience, that great bowman endued with high renown then cut off Srutayush's bow at the grasp. And then, in the very sight of all the troops, the king in that battle pierced Srutayush whose bow had been cut off, with a long arrow in the centre of the chest. And the mighty Yudhishthira then, O king, speedily slew with his arrows the steeds of Srutayush and then, without losing a moment, his charioteer. Beholding the prowess of the king, Srutayush leaving that car whose steeds had been slain, quickly fled away from battle. After that great bowman had been vanquished in combat by the son of Dharma, all the troops of Duryodhana, O king, turned their faces."
Logic - he was able to beat Srutayush.
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In bhishma parva yudisther did not really make drona/bhishma run away, what happened is that bheem was able to knock out duryodhan in a arrow duel this led to the kaurav army (not brothers) running away so the top two leaders (bhishma/drona) needed to go backwards to rally them so they can regroup. It hasn't been mentioned whether they were hit by arrows of yudisther or not.
Here's the full complete passage/quote;
"Duryodhana, afflicted by the violence of that blow, sat down on the terrace of his car and swooned away. And his charioteer then, beholding him senseless, speedily bore him away, O king, from battle. And then the troops that supported Duryodhana broke and fled. And thereupon Bhima, smiting that Kuru army thus flying away in all directions, with sharp-pointed shafts, pursued it behind. And Prishata's son (Dhrishtadyumna), that foremost of warriors, and Pandu's son king Yudhishthira, the just, in the very sight, O Bharata, of both Drona and Ganga's son, slew their army with sharp shafts capable of slaying hostile forces. That host of thy son, thus flying away in battle, those mighty car-warriors. Bhishma and Drona were incapable of checking. For though attempted to be checked by Bhishma and the high-souled Drona, that host fled away in the very sight of Drona and Bhishma."
As u can read he did not defeat drona or bhishma during day three.
Yudhisther was able to beat Duryodhan in the war but any victory against duryodhan is not praiseworthy because he has been beaten almost as many times as karna has been defeated, same reason why knocking out karna is not mentioned here either. So besides the incidents i quoted in the post Yudisther did not have any great achievements.
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