Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तस्मात्‌ त्वं मत्प्रियं कुर्वन्‌ याहि यत्र युधिष्ठिर: । दृष्टवा कुशलिन युद्धे धर्मपुत्रं सहानुजम्‌

Transliteration

tasmāt tvaṃ matpriyaṃ kurvan yāhi yatra yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | dṛṣṭvā kuśalīnaṃ yuddhe dharmaputraṃ sahānujam ||

Translation

Therefore, acting in a way that is dear to me, go to where Yudhiṣṭhira is. See for yourself whether the son of Dharma—together with his younger brothers—remains safe and well amid the battle.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Ablative sense (from that/therefore)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Pronoun; masculine/feminine; nominative; singular

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Pronoun (enclitic stem); genitive; singular (my)

• प्रियम्: a प्रिय thing; what is dear/pleasing
• प्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: neuter; accusative; singular

• कुर्वन्: doing; while doing
• कुर्वन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ); masculine; nominative; singular

• याहि: go
• याहि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Imperative; 2nd person; singular; parasmaipada

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र
• Form: Locative adverb (where)

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: masculine; nominative; singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा); indeclinable

• कुशलिनम्: safe; unharmed; well
• कुशलिनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशलिन्
• Form: masculine; accusative; singular

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: neuter; locative; singular

• धर्मपुत्रम्: Dharma’s son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मपुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: masculine; accusative; singular

• स: together with
• स: Sahartha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स
• Form: Preverb/particle used with anuja (together with)

• अनुजम्: younger brother
• अनुजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज
• Form: masculine; accusative; singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Younger brothers of Yudhiṣṭhira (the Pāṇḍavas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the midst of war, one must prioritize truthful assessment and concern for the welfare of persons—especially those bound by dharma and kinship—rather than acting from rumor, rage, or mere strategy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya instructs someone to go to Yudhiṣṭhira’s location and verify his condition in the battle, specifically checking whether Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra) and his younger brothers are safe.