Shloka 32

पाण्डवसेनानायकाभिषेकः तथा बलरामागमन-उपदेशः | Appointment of Pandava Commanders and Balarama’s Counsel

Devanagari script

कृपं द्रोणं च शल्यं च सैन्धवं च जयद्रथम्‌ | सुदक्षिणं च काम्बोजं कृतवर्माणमेव च

Transliteration

kṛpaṃ droṇaṃ ca śalyaṃ ca saindhavaṃ ca jayadratham | sudakṣiṇaṃ ca kāmbojaṃ kṛtavarmāṇam eva ca

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «(Nombró a) Kṛpa, Droṇa y Śalya; y a Jayadratha, príncipe del Sindhu; a Sudakṣiṇa de Kāmboja, y también a Kṛtavarmā.»

Word by Word

• कृपम्: Kripa
• कृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• शल्यम्: Shalya
• शल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• सैन्धवम्: the Sindhu prince (Jayadratha)
• सैन्धवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• जयद्रथम्: Jayadratha
• जयद्रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयद्रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुदक्षिणम्: Sudakshina
• सुदक्षिणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• काम्बोजम्: the Kamboja (king/warrior)
• काम्बोजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्बोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृतवर्माणम्: Kritavarman
• कृतवर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛpa
• Droṇa
• Śalya
• Jayadratha
• Sindhu (Saindhava)
• Sudakṣiṇa
• Kāmboja
• Kṛtavarmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that pivotal historical outcomes hinge on the agency of eminent individuals. By naming renowned warriors, it points to the ethical weight of leadership: skill and fame amplify responsibility, and one’s chosen allegiance in a dharma-crisis can shape widespread suffering or protection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is enumerating key warriors—major figures aligned for the coming conflict. The line functions as a roster of influential commanders, emphasizing the scale of mobilization and the strategic importance of these named fighters in the unfolding war.