Shloka 37

Devanagari script

ततो<न्धकाश्न भोजाश्च शैनेया वृष्णयस्तथा

Transliteration

tato 'ndhakāś ca bhojāś ca śaineyā vṛṣṇayas tathā

Translation

तब अन्धक, भोज, शैनेय तथा वृष्णि—वे सब (यादव-कुल) आगे बढ़ आए।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)

• अन्धकाः: the Andhakas
• अन्धकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय

• अश्वाः: horses
• अश्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भोजाः: the Bhojas
• भोजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय

• शैनेयाः: the Shaineyas (descendants of Śini)
• शैनेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वृष्णयः: the Vṛṣṇis
• वृष्णयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: अव्यय

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Andhakas
• Bhojas
• Śaineyas
• Vṛṣṇis

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even mighty lineages are not immune to downfall when arrogance, intoxication, and internal discord take hold; collective ruin can arise from within, showing the ethical necessity of restraint and vigilance over one’s own community.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana lists the Yādava clans—Andhakas, Bhojas, Śaineyas, and Vṛṣṇis—indicating their gathering/participation as events progress toward the violent end of the Yādavas described in the Mausala Parva.