Shloka 25
धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)
Devanagari script
अथवा सर्व एवैते पाण्डवस्यानुयायिभि:
Transliteration
athavā sarva evaite pāṇḍavasyānuyāyibhiḥ
Translation
Oder vielmehr: All diese Männer sind Gefolgsleute und Stützen des Pāṇḍava—jene, die in Treue hinter ihm stehen.
Word by Word
अथवाor, alternatively
अथवा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथवा
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पाण्डवस्यof the Pandava
पाण्डवस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अनुयायिभिःby/with the followers
अनुयायिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुयायिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
धघतयाट्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
Pāṇḍava(s)F
followers/supporters (anuyāyin)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that in conflict, people are often judged by allegiance: association with a leader’s cause can determine moral and strategic categorization, emphasizing the ethical weight of choosing whom to follow.
The speaker is characterizing a group as aligned with the Pāṇḍavas, framing them as part of the Pāṇḍava camp through their role as supporters and followers—an assessment relevant to decisions in the unfolding battle context.