Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरो5पि धर्मात्मा भ्रातृभि: सहितो रणे

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhiro 'pi dharmātmā bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito raṇe

Translation

ധർമ്മാത്മാവായ യുധിഷ്ഠിരനും സഹോദരന്മാരോടുകൂടെ യുദ്ധഭൂമിയിൽ ഉറച്ചു നിന്നു।

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled (one whose nature is dharma)
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहितः: accompanied/associated (with)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāṇḍava brothers
• battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in action: Yudhiṣṭhira, though defined by righteousness, participates in war when duty requires it, and does so in unity with his brothers—suggesting that ethical life includes steadfastness, responsibility, and loyal support in crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira is present on the battlefield together with his brothers, indicating the Pāṇḍavas’ collective engagement in the ongoing combat of the Śalya Parva.