Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ये चान्ये पार्थिवा राजन्‌ पाण्डवस्यानुयायिन: । कुलवीर्यनुरूपाणि चक्कुः कर्माण्यनेकश:,राजन! केकयराजकुमार, भीमसेन, अभिमन्यु, घटोत्कच, युधिष्ठिर, नकुल-सहदेव, मत्स्यदेशीय सैनिक, द्रुपदके सभी पुत्र, हर्ष और उत्साहमें भरे हुए द्रौपदीके पाँचों पुत्र, धृष्टकेतु, सात्यकि, कुपित चेकितान और महारथी युयुत्सु--ये तथा और भी जो भूमिपाल पाण्डुपुत्र युधिष्ठिरके अनुयायी थे, वे सब अपने कुल और पराक्रमके अनुकूल अनेक प्रकारके वीरोचित कार्य करने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | ye cānye pārthivā rājan pāṇḍavasyānuyāyinaḥ | kulavīryānurūpāṇi cakruḥ karmāṇy anekaśaḥ ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「王よ、パーンドゥの子に従う他の諸侯もまた、家柄と武威にふさわしい数多の武勲を立て始めた。」

Word by Word

येwho (those)

चand

अन्येother

पार्थिवाःkings, rulers

राजन्O king

पाण्डवस्यof the Pandava

अनुयायिनःfollowers

कुलवीर्यनुरूपाणिbefitting (their) lineage and valor

चक्रुःthey did, performed

कर्माणिdeeds, actions

अनेकशःin many ways, repeatedly

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as rājan)

Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu; the Pāṇḍava side)

Pāṇḍava allies (pārthivāḥ anuyāyinaḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal that action in battle should be ‘appropriate’ (anurūpa) to one’s kula (lineage) and vīrya (valor): honor is expressed through disciplined, fitting conduct rather than random aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the allied kings and warriors supporting the Pāṇḍavas are actively engaging in many valorous exploits on the battlefield, each acting in a manner worthy of their status and strength.