Shloka 69
Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam
Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants
प्रोषकाश्न कलिड्राश्न॒ किरातानां च जातय: । तोमरा हन्यमानाश्न॒ तथैव करभज्जका:,सकृदग्रह, कुलत्थ, हूण, पारसिक, रमण-चीन, दशमालिक, क्षत्रियोंके उपनिवेश, वैश्यों और शाूद्रोंके जनपद, शूद्र, आभीर, दरद, काश्मीर, पशु, खाशीर, अन्तचार, पह्वव, गिरिगह्वर, आत्रेय, भरद्वाज, स्तनपोषिक, प्रोषक, कलिंग, किरात जातियोंके जनपद, तोमर, हनन््यमान और करभंजक इत्यादि
proṣakāś ca kaliṅgāś ca kirātānāṃ ca jātayaḥ | tomarā hanyamānāś ca tathaiva karabhañjakāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “There were also the Proṣakas, the Kaliṅgas, and the various tribes of the Kirātas; likewise the Tomaras, the Hanyamānas, and the Karabhañjakas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
By listing many peoples and regions, the text highlights that war is not confined to a single dynasty’s quarrel; it mobilizes diverse communities and spreads suffering widely, sharpening the ethical weight of choosing violence.
Sañjaya continues describing the assembled forces by naming additional tribes and regional groups who have come to the battlefield, extending the epic’s panoramic view of the coalition.