Shloka 6
धृतराष्ट्रस्य संजयप्रश्नः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry to Saṃjaya on Strategic Comparisons
विकर्ण चित्रसेनं च जयत्सेनं च पार्थिवम् | विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ दुर्मुखं चापि कौरवम्
vikarṇaṁ citrasenaṁ ca jayatsenaṁ ca pārthivam | vindānuvindāv āvantyau durmukhaṁ cāpi kauravam ||
विकर्ण, चित्रसेन, राजा जयत्सेन, अवन्ती के राजकुमार विन्द और अनुविन्द तथा कौरव योद्धा दुर्मुख—इनको भी (मेरी ओर से) प्रणाम कहना।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as an ethical warning embedded in a political list: many kings become instruments of a larger adharma-driven project when they follow factional loyalty or ambition without discerning righteousness. The roll-call itself highlights the breadth of complicity and the looming cost of war.
Sañjaya is enumerating specific Kaurava-aligned warriors and rulers to be greeted/acknowledged as part of a formal message. The passage situates these named figures within the gathering of allies assembled for the impending Kurukṣetra war.