Shloka 6

अङ्गददूतवाक्यं लङ्काप्राकारभेदनं च

Angada’s Embassy and the Breach of Laṅkā’s Ramparts

Devanagari script

पज्चानां पाण्डुपुत्राणां महिषी सम्मता भृशम्‌ | सर्वेषां चैव पार्थानां प्रिया बहुमता सती

Transliteration

pañcānāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ mahiṣī sammatā bhṛśam | sarveṣāṃ caiva pārthānāṃ priyā bahumatā satī ||

Translation

ఆమె పాండువు ఐదుగురు కుమారుల ప్రధాన మహిషిగా అత్యంత గౌరవింపబడుతుంది; అలాగే సమస్త పార్థులకు ఆమె ప్రియమైనది, మహా గౌరవనీయురాలు, సతీమణిగా పూజ్యురాలు।

Word by Word

पञ्चानाम्of five

पाण्डुपुत्राणाम्of the sons of Pāṇḍu

महिषीchief queen

सम्मताconsidered/esteemed

भृशम्greatly, exceedingly

सर्वेषाम्of all

चand

एवindeed, just

पार्थानाम्of the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā)

प्रियाdear, beloved

बहुमताhighly esteemed

सतीvirtuous woman; being good/true

Speaker

कोटिक उवाच

Characters & Entities

प

पाण्डुपुत्राः (Pāṇḍuputrāḥ / the Pāṇḍavas)

प

पार्थाः (Pārthāḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ethical valuation of character: a woman is deemed worthy of love and honor because she is recognized as satī—steadfast in virtue and fidelity—so esteem (sammati, bahumāna) is tied to dharmic conduct rather than mere power or circumstance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Koṭika describes a woman (implicitly the Pāṇḍavas’ chief queen) as universally cherished and highly respected among the Pāṇḍavas, emphasizing her accepted status as their principal consort and her moral standing.