Shloka 33
अभिपेतुर्निषादा श्ष सौवीराश्न॒ महारणे | बाह्लीका दरदाश्रैव प्रतीच्योदीच्यमालवा:
abhipeturniṣādāś ca sauvīrāś ca mahāraṇe | bāhlīkā daradāś caiva pratīcyodīcyamālavāḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : «Dans cette grande bataille, les Niṣādas et les Sauvīras se ruèrent en avant ; les Bāhlīkas et les Daradas aussi, avec les Mālavas venus des contrées de l’ouest et du nord.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the vast scope of the Kurukṣetra war: many peoples from different regions become participants in a single conflict. Ethically, it points to how political ambition and contested claims of dharma can draw entire communities into violence, expanding the consequences far beyond the principal rivals.
Sañjaya is listing contingents who surge into the fighting—Niṣādas, Sauvīras, Bāhlīkas, Daradas, and Mālavas from western and northern areas—emphasizing the scale and diversity of forces engaged in the battle.