Shloka 20

Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot

Devanagari script

बहुशो विदुरद्रोणकृपगाज्रेयसृज्जयै:

Transliteration

bahuśo vidura-droṇa-kṛpa-gā-jñeya-sṛñjayaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Again and again, by Vidura, Droṇa, Kṛpa, and the Sṛñjayas—those well-known to all—…”

Word by Word

• बहुशः: many times; repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशस्
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb)

• विदुर: Vidura
• विदुर: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular (or vocative singular, context-dependent)

• द्रोण: Drona
• द्रोण: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular (or vocative singular, context-dependent)

• कृप: Kripa
• कृप: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular (or vocative singular, context-dependent)

• गाज्रेय: Gājreya (proper name/epithet; identification uncertain)
• गाज्रेय: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाज्रेय
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular (or vocative singular, context-dependent)

• सृज्जयैः: by/with the Sṛjjayas (a people/tribe)
• सृज्जयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृज्जय
• Form: Masculine, instrumental plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vidura
• Droṇa
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Sṛñjayas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse fragment highlights the repeated presence of wise counsel from respected elders and renowned figures; ethically, it implies that moral failure in the war was not due to lack of guidance, but due to ignoring it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is narrating events and invokes a set of prominent names—Vidura, Droṇa, Kṛpa, and the Sṛñjayas—indicating that these figures repeatedly featured in counsel, deliberation, or notable actions connected to the unfolding conflict.