Shloka 6

Devanagari script

कुरुभि: सहित भीष्म युध्यमानं परंतप । अर्जुनं च सपाज्चाल्यं संशयो विजये5भवत्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | kurubhiḥ sahitaḥ bhīṣmaḥ yudhyamānaṃ parantapa | arjunaṃ ca sapāñcālyaṃ saṃśayo vijaye 'bhavat ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：噢，焚灼敌人的王者啊！当毗湿摩在俱卢众的拥护下于一方鏖战，而阿周那与般遮罗诸勇士在另一方迎击之时，众人心中都生起疑虑：究竟哪一方将得胜利？

Word by Word

• कुरुभिः: with/by the Kurus
• कुरुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहितः: accompanied (with)
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युध्यमानम्: fighting
• युध्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Present participle (Shatr), Atmanepada (middle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परंतप: O scorcher of foes
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सपाञ्चाल्यम्: together with the Panchalas
• सपाञ्चाल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विजये: about/in (the matter of) victory
• विजये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अभवत्: arose/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Past, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīṣma
• Kurus (Kauravas)
• Arjuna
• Pāñcālas (Pañcāla)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral and strategic uncertainty inherent in war: even with renowned champions and large armies, outcomes remain doubtful, reminding readers that victory is not guaranteed by might alone and that human effort operates amid larger forces (dharma, destiny, and circumstance).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma, backed by the Kuru host, is fighting on one side while Arjuna, supported by the Pāñcāla warriors, confronts him on the other; seeing these opposing strengths, observers become unsure which side will win.