Shloka 6

Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा

Devanagari script

सर्वे वेदविद: शूरा: सर्वे सुचरितव्रता: । ह्वीमन्तो नीतिमन्तश्न सर्वे युद्धविशारदा:,“ये सब-के-सब वेदवेत्ता, शूरवीर, उत्तम व्रतका पालन करनेवाले, लज्जाशील, नीतिज्ञ और युद्धकुशल हैं

Transliteration

sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve sucaritavratāḥ | hrīmanto nītimantaś ca sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Tous sont connaisseurs des Veda, vaillants héros et fidèles à des vœux bien observés. Ils sont modestes et maîtres d’eux-mêmes, versés dans l’art de gouverner et la juste conduite, et tous sont experts dans les arts de la guerre.

Word by Word

सर्वेall

वेदविदःknowers of the Veda

शूराःbrave, heroic

सर्वेall

सुचरितव्रताःof well-practised vows / of good conduct and vows

ह्रीमतःmodest, possessing shame (hri)

नीतिमन्तःprudent, possessing policy/ethics

चand

सर्वेall

युद्धविशारदाःskilled in war

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ideal profile of leaders/warriors: learning (Veda), courage, disciplined vows, modesty (hrī), ethical-political wisdom (nīti), and competence in warfare—suggesting that power should be guided by knowledge, restraint, and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing a group of men (contextually, a body of warriors or nobles) by listing their virtues and qualifications, emphasizing their moral discipline and martial expertise as the story moves toward the great conflict.