Shloka 47

Chapter 49: Sañjaya’s Enumeration of the Pāṇḍava Coalition (पाण्डवसैन्यसमागम-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

तथा चेदिपतेभ्राता शरभो भरतर्षभ | करकर्षेण सहितस्ताभ्यां वस्ते5भ्ययुज्जत,भरतश्रेष्ठ! चेदिराजके भाई शरभ (अपने अनुज) करकर्षके साथ पाण्डवोंकी सहायताके लिये आये हैं। उन दोनोंको साथ लेकर उन्होंने आपसे युद्ध करनेका उद्योग किया है

Transliteration

tathā cedipate bhrātā śarabho bharatarṣabha | karakarṣeṇa sahitas tābhyāṃ vaste 'bhyayujjata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O bull among the Bharatas, the brother of the lord of Cedi—Śarabha—has come, accompanied by Karakarṣa. Joining with those allies, he has set himself to the enterprise of fighting against you, aligning his strength in support of the Pāṇḍavas.”

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

चand

चेदिपतेःof the king of Cedi

भ्राताbrother

शरभःŚarabha (proper name)

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

करकर्षेणwith Karakarṣa (proper name)

सहितःaccompanied (together) with

ताभ्याम्with those two

वःyou (plural) / your

अभ्ययुज्जत्he/they engaged (set about), undertook (to attack)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied addressee via bharatarṣabha)

Cedi (kingdom)

Cedi king (cedipati, unnamed here)

Śarabha

Karakarṣa

Pāṇḍavas (from contextual gloss)

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 highlights how political and familial ties shape moral choices in a dharma-conflict: warriors and princes commit to sides, turning ethical disagreement into organized war through alliances and deliberate ‘udyoga’ (undertaking).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Śarabha, brother of the Cedi ruler, has arrived with Karakarṣa and has joined the effort to fight—supporting the Pāṇḍavas and preparing to oppose the Kaurava side.