Shloka 14
Chapter 19: Prativyūha of the Pāṇḍavas — Vajra (Acala) Formation and Dawn Omens
Devanagari script
केकया धृष्टकेतुश्व चेकितानश्व वीर्यवान् । “जब भीमसेन लोहेसे बनी हुई अपनी सुदृढ़ गदा हाथोंमें ले महान् वेगसे विचरते हैं, उस समय वे समुद्रको भी सोख सकते हैं। केकयराजकुमार, धृष्टकेतु और चेकितान भी ऐसे ही पराक्रमी हैं ।।
Transliteration
kekayā dhṛṣṭaketuś ca cekitānaś ca vīryavān | ete tiṣṭhanti sāmātyāḥ prekṣakās te janādhipa ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Kekayā, and Dhṛṣṭaketu, and the valiant Cekitāna—these stand here with their ministers, watching you, O lord of men.”
Word by Word
केकयाःthe Kekayas
केकयाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकेकय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धृष्टकेतुःDhrishtaketu
धृष्टकेतुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृष्टकेतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चेकितानःChekitana
चेकितानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचेकितान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वीर्यवान्valiant, powerful
वीर्यवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर्यवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
Kekaya (Kekayas)D
DhṛṣṭaketuC
CekitānaJ
janādhipa (the addressed king, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra in Sañjaya’s narration)M
ministers/counsellors (sāmātyāḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes