Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरमुदी क्षन्तः सेहुर्दु:खमनुत्तमम्‌ । अर्जुन

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhiram udīkṣantaḥ sehūr duḥkham anuttamam | arjunaḥ bhrātarau nakula-sahadevau yaśasvinī draupadī tathā sarvaśreṣṭho balavān mahātejā bhīmasenaś ca rājānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram eva avalokya mahad api duḥkhaṃ tūṣṇīṃ sahamānāḥ sthitāḥ ||

Translation

ରାଜା ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କୁ ନିର୍ନିମେଷ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ଦେଖି ସେମାନେ ଅନୁତ୍ତମ ଦୁଃଖ ସହିଲେ। ଅର୍ଜୁନ, ଦୁଇ ଭାଇ ନକୁଳ-ସହଦେବ, ଯଶସ୍ବିନୀ ଦ୍ରୌପଦୀ ଏବଂ ପୁରୁଷଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବଳବାନ ମହାତେଜସ୍ବୀ ଭୀମସେନ—ସମସ୍ତେ ନିରବରେ ମହାଦୁଃଖ ବହନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira (as object: toward/at Yudhiṣṭhira)
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उदीक्षन्तः: looking at / gazing toward
• उदीक्षन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-ईक्ष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)

• क्षन्तः: enduring / bearing
• क्षन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)

• सेहुः: they endured / they bore
• सेहुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दुःखम्: sorrow, suffering
• दुःखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, extreme
• अनुत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Arjuna
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Draupadī
• Bhīmasena

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic restraint: even when grief is overwhelming, the righteous response is steadiness, mutual support, and respect for the leader’s composure rather than uncontrolled outburst.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Pandavas and Draupadī, watching Yudhiṣṭhira, silently bear an incomparable sorrow. Their attention remains fixed on him, indicating solidarity and the gravity of the crisis they are facing.