Shloka 6

Devanagari script

न पाण्डवेया न वयं नान्ये लोके धनुर्धरा: । युध्यमानस्य ते तुल्या: सत्यमेतद्‌ ब्रवीमि ते,युद्ध करते समय आपकी समानता न तो पाण्डव, न हमलोग और न संसारके दूसरे धनुर्धर ही कर सकते हैं, यह मैं आपसे सच्ची बात कहता हूँ

Transliteration

na pāṇḍaveyā na vayaṁ nānye loke dhanurdharāḥ | yudhyamānasya te tulyāḥ satyam etad bravīmi te ||

Translation

Duryodhana said: “Neither the sons of Pāṇḍu, nor we ourselves, nor any other bowmen in the world can match you when you are engaged in battle. This I tell you as the truth.” In context, the line functions as strategic praise—an attempt to bolster an ally’s resolve and to frame martial excellence as decisive in a war whose moral stakes are already heavy.

Word by Word

नnot

पाण्डवेयाःthe sons/descendants of Pāṇḍu (Pāṇḍavas)

नnor

वयम्we

नnor

अन्येothers

लोकेin the world

धनुर्धराःbow-bearers, archers

युध्यमानस्यof (you) fighting

तेof you/your

तुल्याःequal

सत्यम्truth

एतत्this

ब्रवीमिI say

तेto you

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

Pāṇḍavas

archers (dhanurdharāḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes