Shloka 3

Devanagari script

विराट द्रुपदं चैव युयुधानं शिखण्डिनम्‌ | पाज्चाल्यौ च महेष्वासौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ,विराट, ट्रुपद, सात्यकि, शिखण्डी, महाधनुर्थर पांचालवीर युधामन्यु और उत्तमौजाको भी राजाका आदेश प्राप्त हुआ

Transliteration

virāṭaṃ drupadaṃ caiva yuyudhānaṃ śikhaṇḍinam | pāñcālyau ca maheṣvāsau yudhāmanyūttamaujāsau ||

Translation

விராடன், துருபதன், யுயுதானன் (சாத்யகி), சிகண்டி, மேலும் பாஞ்சாலர்களின் மகாதனுர்தரர்களான யுதாமன்யு, உத்தமௌஜா—இவர்களுக்கும் அரசனின் ஆணை வந்தது।

Word by Word

विराटम्Virata

द्रुपदम्Drupada

चand

एवindeed/also

युयुधानम्Yuyudhana (Satyaki)

शिखण्डिनम्Shikhandin

पाञ्चाल्यौthe two Panchalas (Panchala princes)

चand

महेष्वासौboth great bowmen

युधामन्यूYudhamanyu (as one of the pair)

उत्तमौजसौUttamaujas (as one of the pair)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Virāṭa

Drupada

Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)

Śikhaṇḍin

Pāñcālas

Yudhāmanyu

Uttamaujā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical dimension of political and martial duty: when a just cause is formally undertaken, leaders and pledged allies are expected to respond to rightful summons, embodying kṣatriya-dharma through disciplined mobilization and solidarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

A set of prominent allies—Virāṭa, Drupada, Sātyaki, Śikhaṇḍin, and the Pāñcāla champions Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā—are being named as receiving the king’s command, indicating organized preparation and mustering of forces for the coming conflict.