Shloka 58

Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance

Devanagari script

विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ काम्बोजं च सुदक्षिणम्‌ । भगदत्तं तथा शूरं मागधं च महाबलम्‌

Transliteration

vindānuvindāv āvantyau kāmbojaṃ ca sudakṣiṇam | bhagadattaṃ tathā śūraṃ māgadhaṃ ca mahābalam ||

Translation

قال سَنْجَيا: «(وكان هناك) فيندا وأنوفيندا من أفَنتي، وسودكشِنا من كامبوجا؛ وكذلك بهاگَدَتّة الشجاع، وملكُ ماغَدها العظيمُ القوة.»

Word by Word

• विन्दानुविन्दौ: Vindā and Anuvinda (two persons)
• विन्दानुविन्दौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विन्दानुविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• आवन्त्यौ: the two Avanti princes (of Avanti)
• आवन्त्यौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• काम्बोजम्: the Kamboja (king/warrior)
• काम्बोजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्बोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• सुदक्षिणम्: Sudakṣiṇa (proper name)
• सुदक्षिणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भगदत्तम्: Bhagadatta
• भगदत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगदत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• शूरम्: Śūra (proper name)
• शूरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मागधम्: the Magadhan (king/warrior)
• मागधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मागध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• महाबलम्: very strong/mighty
• महाबलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vindā
• Anuvindā
• Avanti
• Kāmboja
• Sudakṣiṇa
• Bhagadatta
• Magadha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how war is sustained by networks of allegiance—regional powers and renowned warriors aligning with a cause. Ethically, it invites reflection on how personal loyalty and political obligation can draw even great rulers into collective violence, making discernment (dharma-vicāra) crucial.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is listing prominent warriors and kings—Vindā and Anuvindā of Avanti, Sudakṣiṇa of Kāmboja, Bhagadatta, and the powerful Magadhan—enumerating the notable participants gathered for the Kurukṣetra war.