Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नकुल: सहदेवश्च धर्मराजश्न वीर्यवान्‌ । तथेतराणि सैन्यानि सर्वाण्येव विशाम्पते

Transliteration

nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca dharmarājaś ca vīryavān | tathā itarāṇi sainyāni sarvāṇy eva viśāmpate ||

Translation

Nakula dan Sahadeva, juga Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) yang perkasa—demikian pula semua bagian pasukan lainnya, wahai penguasa rakyat.

Word by Word

नकुलःNakula

सहदेवःSahadeva

चand

धर्मराजःDharmaraja (Yudhishthira)

चand

वीर्यवान्valiant, possessing prowess

तथाlikewise, so too

इतराणिother, remaining

सैन्यानिarmies, troops

सर्वाणिall

एवindeed, just

विशाम्पतेO lord of the people (O king)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Nakula

Sahadeva

Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address viśāmpate)

armies/troops (sainyāni)

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 underscores ordered leadership in a righteous cause: Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) is named with an epithet of ethical kingship, while the mention of all troops highlights collective responsibility and disciplined unity in the unfolding war narrative.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, listing key Pāṇḍava figures—Nakula, Sahadeva, and the valiant Dharmarāja—and indicating that the rest of the armies are likewise present/arrayed, as part of the broader description of forces in the Bhīṣma Parva war setting.