Shloka 6

Devanagari script

विपरीतमहं मन्ये मन्दभाग्यं सुतं प्रति । यत्रावध्यन्त समरे सात्वतेन महारथा:,मैं अपने भाग्यहीन पुत्रके लिये सब कुछ विपरीत ही मान रहा हूँ; क्योंकि समरांगणमें अकेले सात्यकिने बहुत-से महारथियोंका वध कर डाला है

Transliteration

viparītam ahaṁ manye mandabhāgyaṁ sutaṁ prati | yatrāvadhyanta samare sātvaten mahārathāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Pour mon fils au destin funeste, je vois tout tourner à rebours de l’espérance ; car sur le champ de bataille, le héros Sātvata (Sātyaki) a abattu en combat bien des grands guerriers de char.»

Word by Word

विपरीतम्contrary, adverse (as the object thought)

अहम्I

मन्येI think/consider

मन्दभाग्यम्ill-fated, unfortunate

सुतम्son

प्रतिtowards, with regard to

यत्रwhere

अवध्यन्तthey were slain / they got slain

समरेin battle

सात्वतेनby the Sātvata (Sātyaki)

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Duryodhana

Sātyaki

Sātvata (Yādava lineage)

mahārathas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how attachment and unrighteous ambition can make outcomes feel ‘reversed’: despite having renowned warriors, Duryodhana’s cause suffers heavy loss. It suggests an ethical logic of consequences—when the foundation is adharma, even strength and strategy may culminate in ruin.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that events are going badly for Duryodhana: in the battle, Sātyaki (the Sātvata hero) has cut down many elite Kaurava fighters, signaling a severe setback for their side.