Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अद्य कुन्तीसुतान्‌ सर्वान्‌ वासुदेवपुरोगमान्‌

Transliteration

adya kuntīsutān sarvān vāsudevapurogāmān

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Today, all the sons of Kuntī—marching with Vāsudeva at their head—(are to be confronted/targeted).” The line frames the day’s resolve in war: the Pandavas are identified not merely as warriors but as those led by Kṛṣṇa, highlighting how strategy and moral confidence are intertwined with divine counsel.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• कुन्तीसुतान्: the sons of Kunti (Pandavas)
• कुन्तीसुतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीसुत
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वासुदेवपुरोगमान्: having Vasudeva (Krishna) in front/led by Vasudeva
• वासुदेवपुरोगमान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वासुदेवपुरोगम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kuntī
• sons of Kuntī (Pāṇḍavas)
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the harsh calculus of war, the verse foregrounds leadership and moral orientation: the Pāṇḍavas are described as led by Vāsudeva, implying that right counsel and dharmic clarity (embodied by Kṛṣṇa) shape resolve and action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a war-day intention focused on the Pāṇḍavas, explicitly noting that they advance with Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) at their forefront—an observation that signals both tactical alignment and the psychological weight of Kṛṣṇa’s presence.