Shloka 67

Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा

Devanagari script

अनाधष्टिश्वेकितानो धृष्टकेतुश्च सात्यकि: । परिवार्य ययु: सर्वे वासुदेवधनंजयौ,अनाधृष्टि, चेकितान, धृष्टकेतु तथा सात्यकि--ये सब लोग भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनको घेरकर चल रहे थे

Transliteration

anādṛṣṭiś cekitāno dhṛṣṭaketuś ca sātyakiḥ | parivārya yayuḥ sarve vāsudeva-dhanañjayau ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Anādṛṣṭi, Cekitāna, Dhṛṣṭaketu e Sātyaki—todos eles—avançaram, cercando Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) e Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), como companheiros leais que formavam uma escolta protetora. A cena ressalta a solidariedade disciplinada e a guarda devota em torno dos líderes, num momento decisivo da marcha rumo ao conflito.

Word by Word

अनाधृष्टिःAnādṛṣṭi (a warrior’s name)

श्वेकितानःŚvekītāna (a warrior’s name)

धृष्टकेतुःDhṛṣṭaketu (a warrior’s name)

चand

सात्यकिःSātyaki (a warrior’s name)

परिवार्यhaving surrounded / encircling

ययुःwent / proceeded

सर्वेall (of them)

वासुदेवVāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

धनंजयौDhanañjaya (Arjuna) (dual form used with Vāsudeva as a pair)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Anādṛṣṭi

Cekitāna

Dhṛṣṭaketu

Sātyaki

Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic solidarity: capable allies do not abandon their leaders in times of tension, but move in disciplined unity, offering protection and support. Ethical strength here is expressed as loyalty, readiness, and collective responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of prominent allies—Anādṛṣṭi, Cekitāna, Dhṛṣṭaketu, and Sātyaki—proceed while surrounding Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) and Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), forming an escort as they move onward in the Udyoga Parva’s preparations and mobilizations leading toward war.