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Mahabharata · 7.66.35–36
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Devanāgarī
तं चक्ररक्षौ पाञ्चाल्यौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ ॥
अन्वयातां महात्मानौ विशन्तं तावकं बलम् ॥
ततो जयो महाराज कृतवर्मा च सात्त्वतः ॥
काम्बोजश् च श्रुतायुश् च धनंजयम् अवारयन् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
taṃ cakrarakṣau pāñcālyau yudhāmanyūttamaujasau ||
anvayātāṃ mahātmānau viśantaṃ tāvakaṃ balam ||
tato jayo mahārāja kṛtavarmā ca sāttvataḥ ||
kāmbojaś ca śrutāyuś ca dhanaṃjayam avārayan ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तम् चक्ररक्षौ पाञ्चाल्यौtam cakrarakṣau pāñcālyauhim — the two Pāñcāla guardians of the wheel; him — the two Pāñcāla guardians of the wheel
युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौyudhāmanyūttamaujasauYudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas; Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas
अन्वयाताम् महात्मानौanvayātām mahātmānaufollowed, great of soul; followed, mighty
विशन्तम् तावकम् बलम्viśantam tāvakam balam[after him,] entering your army; after him, entering your host
ततः जयः महाराजtataḥ jayaḥ mahārājathen Jaya, O great king; then Jaya, O sovereign
कृतवर्मा च सात्त्वतःkṛtavarmā ca sāttvataḥand Kṛtavarman the Sātvata; and Kṛtavarman the Sātvata
काम्बोजः च श्रुतायुः चkāmbojaḥ ca śrutāyuḥ caand Kāmboja, and Śrutāyus; and Kāmboja, and Śrutāyus
धनंजयम् अवारयन्dhanaṃjayam avārayanheld back Dhanañjaya [blocked him]; blocked Dhanañjaya
Translation
The two Pāñcāla guardians of the wheel, Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas, great of soul, followed after him as he entered your army. Then Jaya, O great king, and Kṛtavarman the Sātvata, and Kāmboja, and Śrutāyus blocked Dhanañjaya's path.
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The faithful "cakrarakṣau," the guardians of the wheel, follow Arjuna, protecting his rear — an image of comradeship in a righteous cause. And the enemies — Jaya, Kṛtavarman, Kāmboja, Śrutāyus — rise as a barrier. It is telling that around one advancing toward his goal both protectors and obstacles close in. The verse teaches that a righteous resolve is never left alone, nor does it go unopposed: the faithful guard the one who advances, the unrighteous bar his way; and every path to a high goal runs between these two — the support of friends and the resistance of those who stand for wrong.