Shloka 26

भीष्मसेनासंनिवेशः — Bhīṣma’s Mobilization, Omens, and the Kaurava Array

Devanagari script

तस्य पौरवकालिज्ै काम्बोजश्न सुदक्षिण:

Transliteration

tasya pauravakālijaḥ kāmbojaś ca sudakṣiṇaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Parmi les troupes de Bhīṣma se trouvaient les guerriers issus des Paurava, ainsi que les Kāmboja et le contingent du Sud, Sudakṣiṇa.»

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पौरव: the Paurava (descendant of Puru)
• पौरव: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कालिजित्: Kālajit (name; lit. 'conqueror of Kāla/time')
• कालिजित्: Karta
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: कालिजित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• काम्बोजः: the Kāmboja (king/person of Kamboja)
• काम्बोजः: Karta
• Type: Noun (proper/tribal name)
• Root: काम्बोज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सुदक्षिणः: Sudakṣiṇa (name; lit. 'very capable/right-handed')
• सुदक्षिणः: Karta
• Type: Noun (proper name)/Adjective
• Root: सुदक्षिण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pauravas
• Kāmbojas
• Sudakṣiṇa (southern contingent)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse itself is primarily descriptive rather than didactic: it highlights how war draws in many lineages and regions, reminding the reader that collective choices and alliances expand the moral and social consequences of conflict beyond a single family.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is enumerating the forces and allied groups present on the battlefield, naming Paurava-affiliated warriors, the Kāmbojas, and a southern contingent (Sudakṣiṇa), as part of the broader catalogue of troops in Bhīṣma Parva.