Shloka 45
Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam
Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants
वारवास्यायवाहाश्च चक्राश्चक्रातय: शका: । विदेहा मगधा: स्वक्षा मलजा विजयास्तथा
vārvāsyāyavāhāś ca cakrāś cakrātayaḥ śakāḥ | videhā magadhāḥ svakṣā malajā vijayās tathā ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Di sana ada pula kaum Vārvāsya, Ayavāha, Cakra dan Cakrātaya, serta Śaka; demikian juga Videha dan Magadha, Svakṣa, Malaja, dan Vijaya.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
By listing many peoples drawn into the conflict, the verse highlights the expansive social and moral reach of war: a single dynastic struggle implicates numerous communities, reminding the listener that participation in adharma-laden violence spreads consequences far beyond the principal actors.
Sañjaya continues enumerating the various peoples and regional groups present among the assembled forces, extending the catalogue of contingents that have gathered for the Kurukṣetra war.