Shloka 18

Devanagari script

दिष्टया गाण्डीवधन्वा च पाण्डवश्न वृकोदर: । त्वं चापि कुशली राजन माद्रीपुत्रो च पाण्डवी,“राजन! बड़े सौभाग्यकी बात है कि गाण्डीवधारी अर्जुन, पाण्डव भीमसेन, पाण्डुकुमार माद्रीनन्दन नकुल-सहदेव और आप भी सकुशल हैं

Transliteration

diṣṭyā gāṇḍīvadhanvā ca pāṇḍavaś ca vṛkodaraḥ | tvaṃ cāpi kuśalī rājan mādrīputro ca pāṇḍavī ||

Translation

“Syukurlah, Arjuna sang pemegang Gāṇḍīva dan Bhīma, Vṛkodara di antara para Pāṇḍava, berada dalam keadaan selamat. Dan engkau pun, wahai Raja, baik-baik saja; demikian pula putra Mādrī di antara para Pāṇḍava tidak terluka.”

Word by Word

दिष्ट्याfortunately; by good luck

गाण्डीवधन्वाthe bearer of the Gāṇḍīva bow (Arjuna)

चand

पाण्डवःthe Pāṇḍava (Bhīma)

वृकोदरःVṛkodara (Bhīma)

त्वम्you

चalso/and

अपिalso; even

कुशलीwell; safe; in good health

राजन्O king

माद्रीपुत्रःMādrī's son (Nakula/Sahadeva)

चand

पाण्डवीthe Pāṇḍavī (Draupadī) / Pāṇḍava lady

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

Gāṇḍīva

Bhīma (Vṛkodara)

Pāṇḍavas

Mādrī

Nakula/Sahadeva (Mādrīputra)

King (addressed as rājan; Dhṛtarāṣṭra in context)

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 catastrophic conflict, the text highlights gratitude for life preserved (diṣṭyā) and the ethical weight of protecting dharmic agents; survival is treated not merely as luck but as a meaningful, providential turning that sustains righteous action and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that key Pāṇḍava warriors—Arjuna with the Gāṇḍīva, Bhīma (Vṛkodara), and a son of Mādrī (Nakula or Sahadeva)—along with the addressed king himself, are safe, conveying a moment of relief and situational update within the ongoing battle account.