Shloka 75

Devanagari script

चेदिकाशिकरूषाणां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश । महारथा: समाख्याता: कुलपुत्रास्तनुत्यज:

Transliteration

cedikāśikarūṣāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi caturdaśa | mahārathāḥ samākhyātāḥ kulaputrās tanutyajaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “From the lands of Cedi, Kāśi, and Karūṣa there were fourteen thousand warriors renowned as mahārathas—noble-born men, famed for their prowess, and ready to lay down their lives in steadfast commitment to the Pāṇḍavas.”

Word by Word

• चेदि-काशि-करूषाणाम्: of the Cedi, Kashi and Karusha (peoples/countries)
• चेदि-काशि-करूषाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदि/काशि/करूष
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• चतुर्दश: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समाख्याताः: renowned, well-known
• समाख्याताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-ख्या (धातु: ख्या)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• कुलपुत्राः: sons of noble families, nobles
• कुलपुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तनु-त्यजः: ready to give up their bodies (life), self-sacrificing
• तनु-त्यजः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तनुत्यज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क (agent-noun; from त्यज् with upapada तनु)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Cedi
• Kāśi
• Karūṣa
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfast loyalty and readiness for self-sacrifice in a righteous cause: noble warriors are praised not merely for strength but for commitment and willingness to give up life for their chosen dharmic allegiance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the scale and quality of forces aligned with the Pāṇḍavas, noting that from Cedi, Kāśi, and Karūṣa there are fourteen thousand famed mahārathas—high-born warriors prepared to die in battle for them.