Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तेजेयुर्बलवान्‌ धीमान्‌ सत्येयुश्रैन्द्रविक्रम: । धर्मेयु: संनतेयुश्व दशमो देवविक्रम:,(उन सबके नाम इस प्रकार हैं--) ऋचेयु-, कक्षेयु, पराक्रमी कृकणेयु, स्थण्डिलेयु, वनेयु, महायशस्वी जलेयु, बलवान्‌ और बुद्धिमान तेजेयु, इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी सत्येयु, धर्मेयु तथा दसवें देवतुल्य पराक्रमी संनतेयु

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tejeyur balavān dhīmān satyeyur aindravikramaḥ | dharmeyuḥ sannateyuś ca daśamo devavikramaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Parmi eux, Tejeyu était fort et avisé ; Satyeyu avait une vaillance pareille à celle d’Indra ; Dharmeyu était voué à la droiture ; et, comme dixième, Sannateyu avait une prouesse digne des dieux.

Word by Word

तेजेयुःTejeyu (proper name)

बलवान्strong

धीमान्intelligent, wise

सत्येयुःSatyeyu (proper name)

ऐन्द्र-विक्रमःhaving Indra-like prowess

धर्मेयुःDharmeyu (proper name)

संनतेयुःSannateyu (proper name)

चand

दशमःthe tenth

देव-विक्रमःhaving god-like prowess

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Tejeyu

Satyeyu

Dharmeyu

Sannateyu

Indra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a genealogical catalogue, the epic frames identity through virtues: strength joined with wisdom (balavān, dhīmān), truth-associated heroism (Satyeyu with aindra-vikrama), and dharma-orientation (Dharmeyu). The naming and epithets imply that worth in a lineage is measured by ethical and heroic qualities, not merely by descent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues enumerating a set of individuals (a group of brothers/descendants in the surrounding passage), giving their names and brief characterizing epithets. This verse specifically highlights Tejeyu, Satyeyu, Dharmeyu, and the tenth, Sannateyu, describing their strength, intelligence, Indra-like prowess, and godlike valor.