Shloka 6
अनीकव्यूहप्रतिव्यूहः
Counter-deployment of Divisions and the Opening Tumult
समुच्छितं दन््तशलाकमस्य सुपाण्डुरं छत्रमतीव भाति । प्रदक्षिणं चैनमुपाचरन्त महर्षय: संस्तुतिभिममहेन्द्रम्,उस समय किसी सेवकने युधिष्ठिरके ऊपर हाथीके दाँतोंकी बनी हुई शलाकाओंसे युक्त शत छत्र लगा रखा था, जिसकी बड़ी शोभा हो रही थी। कुछ महर्षिगणोंने नाना प्रकारकी स्तुतियोंद्वारा महाराज युधिष्ठटिरकी प्रशंसा करते हुए उनकी दक्षिणावर्त परिक्रमा की
saṃucchritaṃ dantaśalākam asya supāṇḍuraṃ chatram atīva bhāti | pradakṣiṇaṃ cainam upācaranta maharṣayaḥ saṃstutibhir mamahendram ||
Sañjaya said: Above him a lofty, brilliantly white parasol—fitted with rods made of elephant tusk—shone with great splendor. Then great seers, praising that lord of men with many eulogies, reverently attended him and circumambulated him in the auspicious clockwise manner, marking him out as worthy of honor and righteous sovereignty even amid the looming war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic kingship and rightful honor: symbols like the white royal parasol and the sages’ clockwise circumambulation signify legitimate sovereignty and moral esteem, implying that true authority is affirmed by virtue and the recognition of the wise.
A royal parasol supported by tusk-rods is held aloft over the king, shining brightly, while great seers approach, praise him with hymns, and perform pradakṣiṇā (clockwise circumambulation) as a formal act of reverence.