Shloka 6
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action
Devanagari script
गुरुणा धर्मशीलेन व्यासेनाद्भुतकर्मणा । भीष्मेण च महाप्राज्ञा गोविन्देन च धीमता
Transliteration
guruṇā dharmaśīlena vyāsenādbhuta-karmaṇā | bhīṣmeṇa ca mahāprājñā govindena ca dhīmatā
Translation
毗舍波耶那说道：“（此事/此言）出自师长毗耶娑——坚住于法，行事奇伟；亦出自毗湿摩，大智圣者；并出自戈文达，明辨之人。”
Word by Word
गुरुणाby the teacher
गुरुणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
धर्मशीलेनby the righteous-natured (virtuous)
धर्मशीलेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मशील
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
व्यासेनby Vyasa
व्यासेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अद्भुतकर्मणाby (one) of wondrous deeds
अद्भुतकर्मणा:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुतकर्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भीष्मेणby Bhishma
भीष्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महाप्राज्ञाby the very wise
महाप्राज्ञा:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
गोविन्देनby Govinda (Krishna)
गोविन्देन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगोविन्द
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
धीमताby the intelligent
धीमता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaV
Vyāsa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana)B
BhīṣmaG
Govinda (Kṛṣṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that guidance grounded in dharma gains force through the credibility of exemplary authorities—Vyāsa, Bhīṣma, and Govinda—whose lives and insight embody righteous discernment.
Vaiśampāyana frames the ensuing account by naming the eminent figures associated with the instruction or action being referenced, signaling that the narrative is anchored in the counsel and sanction of revered sages and Kṛṣṇa.