Shloka 15

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

मद्रास्त्रिगर्ता: साम्बष्ठा: प्रतीच्योदीच्यमालवा: । शिबय: शूरसेनाश्व शूद्राश्न मलदै: सह

Transliteration

madrāḥ strigartāḥ sāmbaṣṭhāḥ pratīcyodīcyamālavāḥ | śibayaḥ śūrasenāś ca śūdrāś ca maladāḥ saha ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The Madras, the Trigartas, the Sāmbaṣṭhas, the western and northern Mālavas, the Śibis, the Śūrasenas, the Śūdras, and the Maladas as well—these peoples were all present, gathered as part of the vast war-host. The verse underscores how the conflict drew in many communities from different regions, showing the sweeping, collective cost of war and the moral weight borne by rulers who mobilize entire populations.

Word by Word

• मद्राः: the Madras (people of Madra)
• मद्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्रिगर्ताः: the Trigartas
• त्रिगर्ताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिगर्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• साम्बष्ठाः: the Sāmbasthas
• साम्बष्ठाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्बष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रतीच्य-उदीच्य-मालवाः: the Mālavas of the west and the north
• प्रतीच्य-उदीच्य-मालवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतीच्य + उदीच्य + मालव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शिबयः: the Śibis
• शिबयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूरसेनाः: the Śūrasenas
• शूरसेनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूद्राः: the Śūdras
• शूद्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मलदैः: with/by the Maladas
• मलदैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मलद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Madras
• Trigartas
• Sāmbaṣṭhas
• Western Mālavas
• Northern Mālavas
• Śibis
• Śūrasenas
• Śūdras
• Maladas