Shloka 52

Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)

Devanagari script

उत्तमौजा युधामन्यु: सात्यकिश्व महारथ: । पज्चालानां च ये शिष्टा द्रौपदेयाश्ष भारत

Transliteration

uttamaujā yudhāmanyuḥ sātyakiś ca mahārathaḥ | pāñcālānāṃ ca ye śiṣṭā draupadeyāś ca bhārata ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「バーラタ（ドリタラーシュトラ）よ、ウッタマウジャ、ユダーマニュ、そして大車戦士サーティヤキがいた。さらにパンチャーラの精鋭にして規律ある者たち、そしてドラウパディーの子らもまた加わっていた。」

Word by Word

• उत्तमौजाः: Uttamaujas (a warrior)
• उत्तमौजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तमौजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधामन्युः: Yudhāmanyu (a warrior)
• युधामन्युः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधामन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महारथः: great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाञ्चालानाम्: of the Pāñcālas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शिष्टाः: the remaining/left (others)
• शिष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रौपदेयाः: the sons of Draupadī
• द्रौपदेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भारत: O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata)
• Uttamaujā
• Yudhāmanyu
• Sātyaki
• Pāñcālas
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of śiṣṭa—disciplined, exemplary conduct—by naming warriors not only for strength (mahāratha) but also for their cultivated restraint and training, implying that power in war is meant to be guided by dharma and proper conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya is listing key Pāṇḍava-aligned fighters—Uttamaujā, Yudhāmanyu, Sātyaki, the leading Pāñcālas, and Draupadī’s sons—situating them among the principal participants in the ongoing battle events described in Shalya Parva.