Shloka 36

Devanagari script

द्रौपदेयान्‌ युधामन्युमुत्तमौजसमेव च । नकुलं सहदेवं च भ्रातरौ द्वौ समीक्ष्य च

Transliteration

drauapadeyān yudhāmanyum uttamaujasaṃ eva ca | nakulaṃ sahadevaṃ ca bhrātarau dvau samīkṣya ca ||

Translation

阿周那说道：“见到德劳帕蒂之子们，又见尤达曼纽、乌塔摩阇斯，以及那对兄弟那库拉与萨诃提婆——（皆在战斗中受创受苦）——……”

Word by Word

• द्रौपदेयान्: the sons of Draupadī
• द्रौपदेयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• युधामन्युम्: Yudhāmanyu
• युधामन्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधामन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमौजसम्: Uttamaujā(s)
• उत्तमौजसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तमौजस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• नकुलम्: Nakula
• नकुलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सहदेवम्: Sahadeva
• सहदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• भ्रातरौ: the two brothers
• भ्रातरौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• द्वौ: two
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• समीक्ष्य: having seen/observed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ईक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

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

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Draupadī
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)
• Yudhāmanyu
• Uttamaujas
• Nakula
• Sahadeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how witnessing harm to one’s companions can ignite intense anger, and it implicitly raises the ethical tension in war: a kṣatriya’s duty to respond and protect allies versus the danger of letting wrath become the primary motive for action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna speaks after observing the Draupadeyas, Yudhāmanyu, Uttamaujas, and the twin brothers Nakula and Sahadeva in a grievously afflicted state on the battlefield. This sight becomes the immediate trigger for his surge of fury and his decision to press the fight against the opposing force.