Shloka 6

Karṇa-vadha-pratyaya: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Verification of Karṇa’s Fall (कर्णवध-प्रत्ययः)

Devanagari script

कबूतरके समान रंगवाले घोड़ोंसे युक्त और चन्द्रमा तथा सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी धनुर्धर वीर द्रुपदकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न वहाँ मूर्तिमान्‌ कालके समान जान पड़ते थे ।।

Transliteration

pārṣataṃ jugupuḥ sarve draupadeyā yuyutsavaḥ | divyavarmāyudhadharāḥ śārṭūlasamavikramāḥ ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: Все сыновья Драупади, жаждущие битвы, сомкнулись вокруг Дхриштадьюмны, сына Пришаты (Друпады). Облачённые в божественные доспехи и несущие великолепное оружие, они двинулись вперёд с тигриной доблестью, образовав вокруг своего военачальника грозное охранное кольцо.

Word by Word

• पार्षतम्: Dhṛṣṭadyumna (the son of Pṛṣata/Drupada)
• पार्षतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षत (धृष्टद्युम्न)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जुगुपुः: feared / were apprehensive of
• जुगुपुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गुप् (जुगुप्स्) / गुप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रौपदेयाः: the sons of Draupadī
• द्रौपदेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युयुत्सवः: desirous of fighting
• युयुत्सवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युयुत्सु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दिव्य-वर्म-आयुध-धराः: bearing divine armor and weapons
• दिव्य-वर्म-आयुध-धराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर (धृ) with दिव्य + वर्म + आयुध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शार्दूल-सम-विक्रमाः: whose prowess is like a tiger’s
• शार्दूल-सम-विक्रमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विक्रम with शार्दूल + सम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata)
• Draupadī
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)
• Divine armour (divya-varma)
• Weapons (āyudha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict, the epic highlights ordered duty and loyalty: warriors protect their leader and uphold their chosen cause through disciplined solidarity, courage, and readiness to sacrifice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the Draupadeyas, battle-eager and powerfully armed, forming a protective guard around Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Drupada’s son), emphasizing their coordinated defence and fierce momentum in the Kurukṣetra war.