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

Nàng được tôn kính hết mực như chính hậu của năm người con Pāṇḍu; và quả thật, giữa tất cả các Pārtha, nàng được yêu mến, được trọng vọng sâu xa, và được kính như một người phụ nữ đức hạnh.

Word by Word

• पञ्चानाम्: of five
• पञ्चानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• पाण्डुपुत्राणाम्: of the sons of Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डुपुत्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महिषी: chief queen
• महिषी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्मता: considered/esteemed
• सम्मता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√मन् (मत)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भृशम्: greatly, exceedingly
• भृशम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्
• Form: true

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: true

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: true

• पार्थानाम्: of the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā)
• पार्थानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रिया: dear, beloved
• प्रिया: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुमता: highly esteemed
• बहुमता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुमत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सती: virtuous woman; being good/true
• सती: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

कोटिक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• पाण्डुपुत्राः (Pāṇḍuputrāḥ / the Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थाः (Pārthāḥ)

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.