Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणार्थे पराक्रान्ता धर्मात्मानो यतव्रता: । क्लेशमार्च्छन्त विपुलं सुखोदर्क परंतपा:,द्वैतवनमें रहते समय कुन्तीपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर, भीमसेन, अर्जुन तथा माद्रीकुमार नकुल-सहदेव--इन सभी शत्रुसंतापी संयम-नियम-परायण धर्मात्मा पाण्डवोंने एक दिन एक ब्राह्मणके लिये पराक्रम करते हुए महान्‌ क्लेश उठाया, परंतु उसका भावी परिणाम सुखमय ही हुआ

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

brāhmaṇārthe parākrāntā dharmātmāno yatavratāḥ |

kleśam ārcchanta vipulaṃ sukhodarka-paraṃtapāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: For the sake of a brāhmaṇa, those righteous-souled Pāṇḍavas—disciplined and steadfast in their vows—exerted themselves in valor and endured great hardship; yet, O scorcher of foes, its outcome was destined to be happiness.

Word by Word

ब्राह्मणार्थेfor the sake of a brahmin

पराक्रान्ताःhaving exerted themselves / having shown valor

धर्मात्मानःrighteous-souled (men)

यतव्रताःof restrained vows / self-controlled

क्लेशम्affliction, hardship

आर्च्छन्तthey reached/underwent

विपुलम्great, abundant

सुखोदर्काःhaving happiness as the outcome

परंतपाःfoe-scorchers

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

brāhmaṇa

Pāṇḍavas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma may demand strenuous effort and even suffering when protecting the vulnerable (here, a brāhmaṇa), but righteous action—performed with restraint and fidelity to vows—tends toward a wholesome, happiness-bearing outcome (sukhodarka).

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator signals an episode in which the Pāṇḍavas, while living in the forest, undertake a courageous effort on behalf of a brāhmaṇa. They undergo severe hardship in the process, yet the narrator foreshadows that the final result will be auspicious and joyful.