Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पांसूपलिप्तसर्वाड्रो नकुलक्षित्तविद्दल: । दर्शनीयतमो लोके राजानमनुगच्छति,लोकमें अत्यन्त दर्शनीय मनोहर रूपवाले नकुल अपने सब अंगोंमें धूल लपेटकर व्याकुलचित हो राजा युधिष्ठिरका अनुसरण कर रहे हैं

Transliteration

pāṃsūpaliptasarvāṅgro nakulakṣittaviddalaḥ | darśanīyatamo loke rājānam anugacchati ||

Translation

นกุล ผู้เลอโฉมยิ่งในโลก บัดนี้ติดตามพระราชายุธิษฐิระไป ทั้งกายชโลมด้วยธุลี ใจร้อนรนหวั่นไหวด้วยเคราะห์กรรม

Word by Word

पांसूपलिप्तसर्वाङ्गःwhose whole body is smeared with dust

नकुलःNakula

क्षित्तविद्धलःwith a distressed/agitated heart

दर्शनीयतमःmost handsome/most worthy to be seen

लोकेin the world

राजानम्the king

अनुगच्छतिfollows

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Nakula

Yudhiṣṭhira

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?

Outer beauty and royal dignity are fragile before fate, yet dharmic character is shown by steadfastness—Nakula’s continued following of Yudhiṣṭhira in distress highlights loyalty, endurance, and the moral weight of shared suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura describes Nakula in a pitiable condition—his body covered with dust and his mind agitated—still walking behind King Yudhiṣṭhira. The verse paints the Pandavas’ humiliation and sorrow in the aftermath of their downfall, while emphasizing their continued unity.