Shloka 6

Devanagari script

विपरीतमहं मन्ये मन्दभाग्यं सुतं प्रति । यत्रावध्यन्त समरे सात्वतेन महारथा:

Transliteration

viparītam ahaṁ manye mandabhāgyaṁ sutaṁ prati | yatrāvadhyanta samare sātvaten mahārathāḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“为了我那命途不幸的儿子，我只见万事皆与所愿相反；因为在战场上，萨特瓦塔的英雄（萨底耶吉）在交锋中斩杀了许多伟大的战车勇士。”

Word by Word

• विपरीतम्: contrary, adverse (as the object thought)
• विपरीतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• मन्ये: I think/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Ātmanepada

• मन्दभाग्यम्: ill-fated, unfortunate
• मन्दभाग्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्दभाग्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards, with regard to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• अवध्यन्त: they were slain / they got slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सात्वतेन: by the Sātvata (Sātyaki)
• सात्वतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Sātyaki
• Sātvata (Yādava lineage)
• mahārathas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how attachment and unrighteous ambition can make outcomes feel ‘reversed’: despite having renowned warriors, Duryodhana’s cause suffers heavy loss. It suggests an ethical logic of consequences—when the foundation is adharma, even strength and strategy may culminate in ruin.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that events are going badly for Duryodhana: in the battle, Sātyaki (the Sātvata hero) has cut down many elite Kaurava fighters, signaling a severe setback for their side.