Shloka 26

Sabhā-praveśa, Dāna, and the Courtly Convergence (सभा-प्रवेशः दानं च)

Devanagari script

चाणूरो देवरातश्न भोजो भीमरथश्न यः । श्रुतायुधश्न॒ कालिड्रो जयसेनश्व॒ मागध:

Transliteration

cāṇūro devarātaś ca bhojo bhīmarathaś ca yaḥ | śrutāyudhaś ca kālīdro jayasenāś ca māgadhaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “There were also Cāṇūra, Devarāta, Bhoja, Bhīmaratha, Śrutāyudha, Kālīdra, Jayasena, and the Māgadha.”

Word by Word

• चाणूरः: Chāṇūra (proper name)
• चाणूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाणूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवरातः: Devarāta (proper name)
• देवरातः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवरात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भोजः: Bhoja (proper name)
• भोजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमरथः: Bhīmaratha (proper name; lit. 'of terrible chariot')
• भीमरथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रुतायुधः: Śrutāyudha (proper name; lit. 'renowned weapon')
• श्रुतायुधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतायुध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कालिद्रः: Kālindra (proper name)
• कालिद्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जयसेनः: Jayasena (proper name; lit. 'victory-army')
• जयसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मागधः: the Māgadha (man from Magadha / proper epithet)
• मागधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मागध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Cāṇūra
• Devarāta
• Bhoja
• Bhīmaratha
• Śrutāyudha
• Kālīdra
• Jayasena
• Māgadha (a man from Magadha)
• Magadha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a reminder that political assemblies are shaped by the presence of powerful and renowned individuals; ethical governance (dharma) must remain steady even amid formidable influences and reputations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues an enumeration of notable persons present/associated with the royal setting being described, listing several named figures including one identified as a Māgadhan (from Magadha).