Shloka 49
Chapter 51: Saṃdhyākāla-saṃhāra
Evening Withdrawal after Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ काम्बोजश्च सुदक्षिण: । बृहत्क्षत्रस्थ दायाद: सैन्धवश्च जयद्रथ:
sañjaya uvāca |
vindānuvindāv āvantyau kāmbojaś ca sudakṣiṇaḥ |
bṛhatkṣatrastha dāyādaḥ saindhavaś ca jayadrathaḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : «Vindā et Anuvindā, princes d’Avanti ; Sudakṣiṇa, roi de Kamboja ; et Jayadratha le Saindhava, héritier de la maison de Bṛhatkṣatra — tels sont les guerriers nommés ici.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as part of the war-roll call: it highlights how rulers and heirs, driven by alliance and inherited obligation, enter a destructive conflict—implying that power and lineage do not shield one from the moral and karmic costs of adharma and war.
Sanjaya is reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the names of notable Kaurava-aligned warriors present on the battlefield, specifically Vindā and Anuvindā of Avanti, Sudakṣiṇa of Kamboja, and Jayadratha of Sindhu (Saindhava), linked to the Bṛhatkṣatra lineage.