Shloka 8

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ९०: हार्दिक्यस्य पराक्रमः

Kṛtavarmā’s Stand against the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

नाकुलिश्न शतानीको धृष्टय्युम्नश्न पार्षत: । पाण्डवानामनीकानि प्राज्ञौ तौ व्यूहतुस्तदा,उस समय नकुलपुत्र शतानीक और ट्रुपदकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न--इन दोनों बुद्धिमान्‌ वीरोंने पाण्डव सैनिकोंके व्यूहका निर्माण किया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

nākuliś ca śatānīko dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ |

pāṇḍavānām anīkāni prājñau tau vyūhatus tadā ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Lalu Śatānīka, putra Nakula, dan Dhṛṣṭadyumna, putra Pārṣata (Drupada), keduanya pahlawan bijaksana, menyusun formasi-formasi tempur pasukan Pāṇḍava.

Word by Word

नकुलस्यof Nakula

शतानीकःŚatānīka

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhṛṣṭadyumna

पार्षतःson of Pṛṣata (i.e., Drupada’s son)

पाण्डवानाम्of the Pāṇḍavas

अनीकानिarmies/formations

प्राज्ञौthe two wise (ones)

तौthose two

व्यूहतुःarranged/drew up (in battle array)

तदाthen/at that time

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Śatānīka (son of Nakula)

Nakula

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Drupada (Pārṣata)

Pāṇḍavas

Pāṇḍava army/formations (anīkāni, vyūha)

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?

Even amid war, rightful conduct depends on disciplined leadership: organizing forces responsibly reflects prudence (prajñā) and a commitment to duty rather than reckless violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Śatānīka (Nakula’s son) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Drupada’s son) take charge of arranging the Pāṇḍava troops into proper battle-formations (vyūha), preparing them for the coming engagement.