Shloka 3

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरस्ततो राजा माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ । भीमसेनश्न बलवान्‌ सात्यकिं पर्यवारयन्‌,तब राजा युधिष्ठिर, पाण्डुकुमार नकुल-सहदेव तथा बलवान्‌ भीमसेनने सात्यकिकी रक्षाके लिये उन्हें अपने बीचमें कर लिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yudhiṣṭhiras tato rājā mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau | bhīmasenaś ca balavān sātyakiṃ paryavārayan ||

Translation

ಆಮೇಲೆ ರಾಜ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ, ಮಾದ್ರೀಪುತ್ರ ಪಾಂಡವರು ನಕುಲ-ಸಹದೇವರು ಮತ್ತು ಬಲಶಾಲಿ ಭೀಮಸೇನ—ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಯನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲು ಅವನನ್ನು ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟು ಸುತ್ತುವರಿದರು।

Word by Word

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

ततःthen/thereupon

राजाthe king

माद्रीपुत्रौthe two sons of Mādrī (Nakula and Sahadeva)

चand

पाण्डवौthe two Pāṇḍavas

भीमसेनःBhīmasena

बलवान्mighty/strong

सात्यकिम्Sātyaki

पर्यवारयन्they surrounded/encircled (protected by forming a ring)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Yudhiṣṭhira

Nakula

Sahadeva

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Sātyaki

Mādrī

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, dharma includes protection and responsibility: power and rank are meant to safeguard companions and uphold loyalty, not only to defeat enemies.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, the twins Nakula and Sahadeva, and the strong Bhīma surround Sātyaki, positioning themselves as a defensive screen to protect him amid the fighting.