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Shloka 6

Karṇa-vadha-pratyaya: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Verification of Karṇa’s Fall (कर्णवध-प्रत्ययः)

कबूतरके समान रंगवाले घोड़ोंसे युक्त और चन्द्रमा तथा सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी धनुर्धर वीर द्रुपदकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न वहाँ मूर्तिमान्‌ कालके समान जान पड़ते थे ।। पार्षतं जुगुपुः सर्वे द्रौपदेया युयुत्सव: । दिव्यवर्मायुधधरा: शार्टूलसमविक्रमा:

pārṣataṃ jugupuḥ sarve draupadeyā yuyutsavaḥ | divyavarmāyudhadharāḥ śārṭūlasamavikramāḥ ||

Sañjaya sprach: Alle Söhne Draupadīs, kampfbegierig, schlossen sich um Dhṛṣṭadyumna, den Sohn Pṛṣatas (Drupadas). In göttliche Rüstungen gekleidet und glänzende Waffen tragend, rückten sie mit tigerhafter Kraft vor und bildeten um ihren Feldherrn einen schützenden, furchterregenden Ring.

पार्षतम्Dhṛṣṭadyumna (the son of Pṛṣata/Drupada)
पार्षतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार्षत (धृष्टद्युम्न)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जुगुपुःfeared / were apprehensive of
जुगुपुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगुप् (जुगुप्स्) / गुप्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
द्रौपदेयाःthe sons of Draupadī
द्रौपदेयाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौपदेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
युयुत्सवःdesirous of fighting
युयुत्सवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुयुत्सु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दिव्य-वर्म-आयुध-धराःbearing divine armor and weapons
दिव्य-वर्म-आयुध-धराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर (धृ) with दिव्य + वर्म + आयुध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शार्दूल-सम-विक्रमाःwhose prowess is like a tiger’s
शार्दूल-सम-विक्रमाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविक्रम with शार्दूल + सम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata)
D
Draupadī
D
Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)
D
Divine armour (divya-varma)
W
Weapons (āyudha)

Educational Q&A

Even amid violent conflict, the epic highlights ordered duty and loyalty: warriors protect their leader and uphold their chosen cause through disciplined solidarity, courage, and readiness to sacrifice.

Sañjaya describes the Draupadeyas, battle-eager and powerfully armed, forming a protective guard around Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Drupada’s son), emphasizing their coordinated defence and fierce momentum in the Kurukṣetra war.