Shloka 51
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः
मारुता धेनुकाश्वैव तजड़्णा: परतड्भणा: । बाह्नलिकास्तित्तिराश्वैव चोला: पाण्ड्याश्व भारत
mārutā dhenukāśvaiva tajjñāḥ parataḍbhaṇāḥ | bāhnalikās tittirāśvaiva colāḥ pāṇḍyāś ca bhārata ||
Sañjaya sprach: „O Bhārata, da waren auch die Mārutas, die Dhenukāśvas, die Tajjñas, die Parataḍbhaṇas, die Bāhnalikas, die Tittirāśvas; ebenso die Colas und die Pāṇḍyas.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how warfare driven by unrighteous ambition does not remain local: it draws in many peoples and regions. The ethical undertone is a warning about the widening social cost of adharma and the heavy responsibility borne by rulers whose choices mobilize entire communities.
Sañjaya continues reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by enumerating additional groups and kingdoms present in the war. This is part of a broader muster-list that situates the Kurukṣetra conflict as a pan-Indian (and beyond) gathering of forces.