Shloka 17
Devanagari script
एते चान्ये च बहवो राजानो मध्यदेशजा:
Transliteration
ete cānye ca bahavo rājāno madhyadeśajāḥ
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “These, and many other kings as well, born in the Middle Country, were assembled (there).”
Word by Word
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
बहवःmany
बहवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
राजानःkings
राजानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मध्यदेशजाःborn in the Middle Country (Madhyadeśa)
मध्यदेशजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्यदेशज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaM
madhyadeśa (Middle Country)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
The verse highlights the scale of royal participation: many rulers from the central heartland are implicated as witnesses or participants. Ethically, it points to how public events in a court or assembly carry shared accountability—silence or consent by influential leaders can shape the moral outcome.
Vaiśampāyana continues a catalogue-style description, indicating that not only the previously named figures but also many other kings from Madhyadeśa were present/assembled, emphasizing the grandeur and political significance of the gathering.