Shloka 47

Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा

Devanagari script

अभिमन्यु द्रौपदेयान्‌ विराटद्रुपदावपि । अक्षौहिणीपतीं क्षान्यान्‌ नरेन्द्रान्‌ भीमविक्रमान्‌

Transliteration

abhimanyu draupadeyān virāṭa-drupadāv api | akṣauhiṇī-patīn kṣānyān narendrān bhīma-vikramān

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: كان أبهيمَنيو، وأبناء دروبادي، وكذلك فيرَاطا ودروبادا—ومعهم ملوكٌ آخرون عظامُ البأس، قادةُ جيوشٍ كاملة (أكشوهيني)—قد اجتمعوا هناك.

Word by Word

अभिमन्युम्Abhimanyu

द्रौपदेयान्the sons of Draupadi

विराटम्Virata

द्रुपदम्Drupada

अपिalso/even

अक्षौहिणीपतीन्commanders/lords of akshauhinis

क्षान्यान्Kshanyas (a people/warrior group)

नरेन्द्रान्kings

भीमविक्रमान्of terrible valor

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Abhimanyu

Draupadeyas

Virāṭa

Drupada

Akṣauhiṇī

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war: when kings and commanders of entire armies commit themselves, they carry responsibility not only for personal honor but for the lives and dharma of the many who follow them.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is enumerating prominent warriors and allied kings—Abhimanyu, the sons of Draupadī, Virāṭa, Drupada, and other powerful rulers who lead full military divisions—indicating the scale and readiness of the forces gathering for the impending conflict.