Shloka 6

कर्णप्रवेशः—रङ्गे द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रस्तावः तथा अङ्गराज्याभिषेकः

Karna’s Entry, Duel Proposal, and Consecration as King of Aṅga

Devanagari script

उदारमनस: सिद्धा गमने चक्रिरे मन: । भीष्माय पाण्डवान्‌ दातुं धृतराष्ट्राय चैव हि,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन! इस प्रकार परस्पर सलाह करके उन देवतुल्य उदारचेता सिद्ध महर्षियोंने पाण्डवोंको भीष्म एवं धृतराष्ट्रके हाथों सौंप देनेके लिये पाण्डुपुत्रोंकोी आगे करके हस्तिनापुर नगरमें जानेका विचार किया

Transliteration

udāramanasaḥ siddhā gamane cakrire manaḥ | bhīṣmāya pāṇḍavān dātuṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrāya caiva hi |

Translation

เหล่าฤๅษีผู้สำเร็จและมีใจอันเอื้อเฟื้อได้ตั้งใจจะออกเดินทาง เพื่อมอบเหล่าปาณฑพให้แก่ภีษมะ และแก่ธฤตราษฏระด้วย

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'udāra-manasaḥ', 'definition': 'noble-minded, magnanimous in disposition'}, {'term': 'siddhāḥ', 'definition': 'accomplished ones

• perfected sages (mahārṣis)'}, {'term': 'gamane', 'definition': 'in going

• regarding departure/journey'}, {'term': 'cakrire', 'definition': 'they made

• they formed (a decision)'}, {'term': 'manaḥ', 'definition': 'mind

• resolve'}, {'term': 'bhīṣmāya', 'definition': 'to Bhīṣma (dative)'}, {'term': 'pāṇḍavān', 'definition': 'the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)'}, {'term': 'dātum', 'definition': 'to give

• to entrust'}, {'term': 'dhṛtarāṣṭrāya', 'definition': 'to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (dative)'}, {'term': 'ca eva hi', 'definition': 'and indeed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Siddha sages (mahārṣis)
• Bhīṣma
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic guardianship: when heirs are vulnerable, responsible elders and legitimate authorities should be entrusted with their protection through thoughtful counsel, not impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the accomplished sages decide to proceed with a plan to hand the Pāṇḍavas over to Bhīṣma and Dhṛtarāṣṭra, placing the children under established Kuru protection and oversight.