Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पाज्चालै: पाण्डवैर्मत्स्यै: कारूषैश्लेदिभि: सह । त्वया गुप्तैरमित्रघ्नै: कृत: शत्रुगणक्षय:,“तुमसे सुरक्षित हुए इन पाण्डव, पांचाल, मत्स्य, करूष तथा चेदिदेशीय शत्रुनाशक वीरोंने शत्रुसमूहोंका संहार कर डाला है

Transliteration

pāñcālaiḥ pāṇḍavair matsyaiḥ kārūṣaiś cedibhiḥ saha | tvayā guptair amitraghnaiḥ kṛtaḥ śatrugaṇakṣayaḥ ||

Translation

桑阇耶说道：“在你的庇护之下，那些善斩强敌的勇士——般度诸子与般遮罗、摩蹉、迦卢沙及支提诸军——已使敌方诸军团覆灭。”

Word by Word

पाञ्चालैःby the Panchalas

पाण्डवैःby the Pandavas

मत्स्यैःby the Matsyas

कारूषैःby the Karushas

चेदिभिःby the Cedis

सहtogether with

त्वयाby you

गुप्तैःprotected/guarded

अमित्रघ्नैःenemy-slaying

कृतःwas done/made

शत्रुगणक्षयःdestruction of the host of enemies

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

Pāñcālas

Matsyas

Kāruṣas

Cedis

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?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of protection and leadership in war: when a protector (guardian/commander) effectively shields allies, their collective strength can decisively reduce harm from hostile forces. It underscores responsibility—victory is attributed not only to fighters but also to the one who safeguards and coordinates them.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the allied forces on the Pāṇḍava side—Pāṇḍavas with Pāñcālas, Matsyas, Kāruṣas, and Cedis—have, under the protection of the addressed person (“you”), inflicted heavy destruction upon the enemy formations.