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Shloka 6

द्रोण–सात्यकि द्वैरथम्

Droṇa and Sātyaki: The Chariot Duel

स तथा नोदितोडस्माभि: सदश्च इव वीर्यवान्‌ | असहामपि त॑ भार वोढुमेवोपचक्रमे,हमारे इस प्रकार आज्ञा देनेपर उस पराक्रमी वीरने अच्छे घोड़ेकी भाँति उस असहा भारको भी वहन करनेका ही प्रयत्न किया

sa tathā nodito ’smābhiḥ sadaśva iva vīryavān | asahām api taṁ bhāraṁ voḍhum evopacakrame ||

स तथा नोदितोऽस्माभिः सदश्व इव वीर्यवान् । असह्यमपि तं भारं वोढुमेवोपचक्रमे ॥

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
नोदितःurged, prompted
नोदितः:
TypeVerb
Rootनुद्
Formkta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्माभिःby us
अस्माभिः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Plural
सदश्चlike, resembling
सदश्च:
TypeAdjective
Rootसदृश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if, like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
वीर्यवान्powerful, valiant
वीर्यवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर्यवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असहाम्unbearable
असहाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअसहा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
तम्that (it/him)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भारम्burden, load
भारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वोढुम्to carry, to bear
वोढुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
Formtumun (infinitive)
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
उपचक्रमेhe set about, began
उपचक्रमे:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-क्रम्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
A
a valiant warrior (unnamed in this verse)
H
horse (as simile)
B
burden/load (bhāra)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights steadfastness in dharma: a capable person, when rightly urged, accepts even an overwhelming responsibility and attempts to carry it through with disciplined resolve.

Yudhiṣṭhira reports that, after being instructed by them, a powerful warrior began to undertake the carrying of a heavy—indeed seemingly unbearable—burden, compared to a well-trained horse taking up its load.