Shloka 6

Devanagari script

त्वमेव न: प्रियतमो5सि दूत इहागच्छेद्‌ विदुरो वा द्वितीय: । अभीक्षणदृष्टोडसि पुरा हि नस्त्वं धनंजयस्यात्मसम: सखासि,संजय! तुम्हीं हमारे अत्यन्त प्रिय हो। जान पड़ता है, दूसरे विदुरजी ही (दूत बनकर) यहाँ आ गये हैं। पहले भी तुम हमसे बारंबार मिलते रहे हो और धनंजयके तो तुम अपने आत्माके समान प्रिय सखा हो

Transliteration

tvam eva naḥ priyatamo 'si dūta ihāgacched viduro vā dvitīyaḥ | abhīkṣṇa-dṛṣṭo 'si purā hi nas tvaṃ dhanañjayasya ātma-samaḥ sakhāsi, saṃjaya ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “You alone are our most beloved envoy. It seems as though Vidura himself has come here as a second messenger. For you have often met with us before; and to Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) you are a friend as dear as his own self, O Sañjaya.”

Word by Word

• {'tvam eva': 'you alone, you indeed', 'naḥ': 'of us, to us', 'priyatamaḥ': 'most dear, most beloved', 'dūtaḥ': 'messenger, envoy', 'iha': 'here', 'āgacchet': 'has come / would come (idiomatically: has arrived)', 'viduraḥ': 'Vidura (wise counselor of the Kuru court)', 'vā': 'or

• also (here: as if/indeed)', 'dvitīyaḥ': 'second, another', 'abhīkṣṇam': 'repeatedly, again and again', 'dṛṣṭaḥ': 'seen

• met', 'purā': 'formerly, earlier', 'hi': 'indeed, for', 'dhanañjayaḥ': 'Dhanañjaya, Arjuna', 'ātma-samaḥ': 'equal to one’s own self

• as dear as oneself', 'sakhā': 'friend', 'asi': 'you are', 'saṃjaya': 'Sañjaya (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s charioteer and narrator)'}

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Sañjaya
• Vidura
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical diplomacy grounded in trust and character: a messenger is valued not merely for delivering words but for integrity, goodwill, and established relationships. Yudhiṣṭhira’s praise implies that truthful counsel and loyal friendship can serve dharma even amid looming conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Sañjaya arrives as an envoy from the Kuru court. Yudhiṣṭhira receives him warmly, saying Sañjaya is as dear as Vidura in wisdom and as dear to Arjuna as his own self, emphasizing Sañjaya’s trusted role in the tense diplomatic exchange.