Shloka 19
आदि पर्व — द्रौपदी-स्वयंवरानन्तरवृत्तम्
Aftermath of Draupadī’s Svayaṃvara
विदूरथश्व कड्कश्न शड्कुश्न सगवेषण: । आशावहोडनिरुद्धक्ष शभीक: सारिमेजय:,महाबली सुषेण, उशीनरदेशीय शिबि तथा चोर-डाकुओंको मार डालनेवाले कारूषाधिपति भी यहाँ आये हैं। इधर संकर्षण, वासुदेव, (भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण) रुक्मिणीनन्दन पराक्रमी प्रद्युम्न, साम्ब, चारुदेष्ण, प्रद्युम्मकुमार अनिरुद्ध, श्रीकृष्णके बड़े भाई गद, अक्रूर, सात्यकि, परम बुद्धिमान् उद्धव, हृदिकपुत्र कृतकर्मा, पृथु, विपृथु, विदूरथ, कंक, शंकु, गवेषण, आशावह, अनिरुद्ध, शमीक, सारिमेजय, वीर, वातपति, झिल्लीपिण्डारक तथा पराक्रमी उशीनर--ये सब वृष्णिवंशी कहे गये हैं
vidūrathaś ca kaṅkaś ca śaṅkuś ca gaveṣaṇaḥ | āśāvaho 'niruddhaś ca śamīkaḥ sārimejayaḥ mahābalī suṣeṇa uśīnaradeśīyaḥ śibi tathā ||
Dhṛṣṭadyumna said: “Vidūratha, Kaṅka, Śaṅku, and Gaveṣaṇa; Āśāvaha; Aniruddha; Śamīka; Sārimejaya; the mighty Suṣeṇa; and Śibi of the Uśīnara country—these too are present.” In this passage, the speaker continues a formal enumeration of allied heroes, emphasizing the breadth of support gathered for the coming conflict and the public, accountable nature of political and martial commitments.
धृष्टह्युम्न उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical dimension of public commitments in a kṣatriya context: alliances are declared openly, and responsibility for collective action is shared among named leaders, reinforcing accountability and the social order that frames warfare.
Dhṛṣṭadyumna continues enumerating notable warriors and regional figures who have assembled or are counted among the allied forces, signaling the scale of support and the mobilization preceding major conflict.