Shloka 19

Devanagari script

दानवानां सहस्राणि हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्‌

Transliteration

dānavānāṃ sahasrāṇi hiraṇyapuravāsinām

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Thousands upon thousands of Dānavas—those dwelling in Hiraṇyapura—were present, arrayed in ranks.”

Word by Word

• दानवानाम्: of the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्: of the dwellers of Hiraṇyapura (the golden city)
• हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यपुरवासी
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dānavas
• Hiraṇyapura

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the enormity of destructive power that can assemble when conflict is driven by domination rather than dharma. By invoking Dānavas from a mythic stronghold, it frames war as a moral and cosmic disturbance, not merely a human contest.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing the presence/assembly of vast numbers of Dānavas associated with Hiraṇyapura, emphasizing the magnitude and ominous character of the forces involved in the events being reported to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.