Shloka 35

Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam

Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants

Devanagari script

शुक्तिमतीमनड्रां च तथैव वृषसाह्दयाम्‌ । लोहित्यां करतोयां च तथैव वृषकाह्नयाम्‌

Transliteration

śuktimatīm anadrāṃ ca tathaiva vṛṣasāhdayām | lohityāṃ karatoyāṃ ca tathaiva vṛṣakāhnayām ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : « (Il conquit/prit d’assaut) Śuktimatī et Anadrā, et de même Vṛṣasāhdayā ; ainsi que Lohityā et Karatoyā, et pareillement Vṛṣakāhnayā. »

Word by Word

• शुक्तिमतीम्: the (river/city) Śuktimatī
• शुक्तिमतीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्तिमती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अनड्राम्: Anadrā (name of a river/place)
• अनड्राम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनड्रा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• वृषसाह्वयाम्: Vṛṣa-sāhvayā (the one named 'Vṛṣa')
• वृषसाह्वयाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषसाह्वया
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• लोहित्याम्: Lohityā (name of a river)
• लोहित्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोहित्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• करतोयाम्: Karatoyā (name of a river)
• करतोयाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: करतोया
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• वृषकाह्वयाम्: Vṛṣa-kāhvayā (the one named 'Vṛṣaka')
• वृषकाह्वयाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषकाह्वया
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• शुक्तिमती (Śuktimatī)
• अनद्रा (Anadrā)
• वृषसाह्दया (Vṛṣasāhdayā)
• लोहित्या (Lohityā)
• करतोया (Karatoyā)
• वृषकाह्नया (Vṛṣakāhnayā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as part of an epic catalogue of regions brought under control, highlighting the scale of political power and the far-reaching consequences of warfare and ambition; ethically, it invites reflection on how conquest expands dominion but also multiplies responsibility and suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues listing territories—largely identified by place- or river-names—that were subdued/overrun in the course of campaigns being recounted in Bhīṣma Parva, emphasizing the breadth of the forces and lands involved.