Shloka 27

भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas

Devanagari script

अनाधूुष्टिं कुण्डभेदिं वैराट्ट दीर्घलोचनम्‌ । दीर्घबाहुं सुबाहुंच तथैव कनकध्वजम्‌,उनके नाम इस प्रकार हैं--अनाधृष्टि, कुण्डभेदि, वैराट, दीर्घलोचन, दीर्घबाहु, सुबाहु तथा कनकध्वज

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

anādhṛṣṭiṁ kuṇḍabhediṁ vairāṭaṁ dīrghalocanam |

dīrghabāhuṁ subāhuṁ ca tathaiva kanakadhvajam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “(Among them were) Anādhṛṣṭi, Kuṇḍabhedin, Vairāṭa, Dīrghalocana, Dīrghabāhu, Subāhu, and likewise Kanakadhvaja.”

Word by Word

अनाधृष्टिम्Anādṛṣṭi (proper name)

कुण्डभेदिम्Kuṇḍabhedi (proper name; lit. 'breaker of earrings/kuṇḍa')

वैराटम्Vairāṭa (proper name)

दीर्घलोचनम्Dīrghalocana (proper name; 'long-eyed')

दीर्घबाहुम्Dīrghabāhu (proper name; 'long-armed')

सुबाहुम्Subāhu (proper name; 'good-armed')

चand

तथाthus; likewise

एवindeed; just

कनकध्वजम्Kanakadhvaja (proper name; 'golden-bannered')

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Anādhṛṣṭi

Kuṇḍabhedin

Vairāṭa

Dīrghalocana

Dīrghabāhu

Subāhu

Kanakadhvaja

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse itself is primarily a narrative catalogue rather than a direct moral injunction; its ethical force lies in reminding the listener that war is not abstract—each named warrior represents a life, lineage, and duty, intensifying the gravity of dharma decisions in the Kurukṣetra conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues his battlefield report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by listing specific warriors present/arrayed for battle, naming Anādhṛṣṭi, Kuṇḍabhedin, Vairāṭa, Dīrghalocana, Dīrghabāhu, Subāhu, and Kanakadhvaja as part of the forces being described.