Shloka 6

Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa

Devanagari script

अर्जुनों यमजौ चोभौ द्रौपदी च यशस्विनी । स च भीमो महातेजा: सर्वेषामुत्तमो बली

Transliteration

arjuno yamajau cobhau draupadī ca yaśasvinī | sa ca bhīmo mahātejāḥ sarveṣām uttamo balī ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະກ່າວວ່າ: ອາຣຊຸນ, ຝາແຝດທັງສອງ, ແລະ ດຣໍປະດີຜູ້ມີກຽດສຽງ—ພ້ອມທັງ ພີມະ ຜູ້ມີຣັດສະມີແຫ່ງເຕຊະອັນໃຫຍ່—ລ້ວນເປັນຜູ້ແຂງແຮງຍິ່ງທີ່ສຸດໃນບັນດາພວກເຂົາ. ການເລົ່ານີ້ຍ້ຳໃຫ້ເຫັນຄວາມສາມາດອັນໂດດເດັ່ນ ແລະຈິດໃຈອັນມັ່ນຄົງທາງທຳມະຂອງພານດະວະ ໂດຍສະແດງວ່າພະລັງຂອງພວກເຂົາເປັນເສົາຄ້ຳໃຫ້ການອົດທົນອັນຊອບທຳ ບໍ່ແມ່ນເພື່ອການຂົ່ມເຫັງ.

Word by Word

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यमजौ: the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• यमजौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

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

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• द्रौपदी: Draupadi
• द्रौपदी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• यशस्विनी: renowned, illustrious
• यशस्विनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महातेजाः: of great splendor/energy
• महातेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• उत्तमः: the best, foremost
• उत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बली: strong, mighty
• बली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Arjuna
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Draupadī
• Bhīma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true excellence includes both capability and character: the Pandavas’ superior strength and splendor are presented as resources meant to uphold dharma and endure hardship, not as grounds for arrogance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana enumerates key members of the Pandava group—Arjuna, the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva), Draupadī, and Bhīma—emphasizing that Bhīma in particular stands out as the foremost in strength among them.