Shloka 6

Devanagari script

विपरीतमहं मन्ये मन्दभाग्यं सुतं प्रति । यत्रावध्यन्त समरे सात्वतेन महारथा:,मैं अपने भाग्यहीन पुत्रके लिये सब कुछ विपरीत ही मान रहा हूँ; क्योंकि समरांगणमें अकेले सात्यकिने बहुत-से महारथियोंका वध कर डाला है

Transliteration

viparītam ahaṁ manye mandabhāgyaṁ sutaṁ prati | yatrāvadhyanta samare sātvaten mahārathāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “For my ill-fated son, I see everything turning out contrary to hope; for on that battlefield many great chariot-warriors were slain in combat by the Sātvata hero (Sātyaki).” The line carries a grim ethical undertone: the fruits of adharma and misguided attachment appear as ‘reversal’ and ruin, even when one’s own side possesses famed warriors.

Word by Word

• विपरीतम्: contrary, adverse (as the object thought)
• विपरीतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• मन्ये: I think/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Ātmanepada

• मन्दभाग्यम्: ill-fated, unfortunate
• मन्दभाग्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्दभाग्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards, with regard to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• अवध्यन्त: they were slain / they got slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सात्वतेन: by the Sātvata (Sātyaki)
• सात्वतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Sātyaki
• Sātvata (Yādava lineage)
• mahārathas