Shloka 3

अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च

Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents

Devanagari script

सत्यसेनश्वन्द्रदेवो मित्रदेव: श्रुतंजय: । सौश्रुतिश्रित्रसेनश्व मित्रवर्मा च भारत

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

satyasenaś candradevo mitradevaḥ śrutaṃjayaḥ |

sauśrutiś citrasenaś ca mitravarmā ca bhārata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), there were warriors named Satyasena, Candradeva, Mitradeva, Śrutaṃjaya, Sauśruti, Citrasena, and Mitravarmā.”

Word by Word

सत्यसेनःSatyasena (name; 'true-armed/true-host')

चand

अन्द्रदेवःAndradeva (name)

मित्रदेवःMitradeva (name)

श्रुतंजयःŚrutaṃjaya (name; 'conqueror of the renowned/heard-of')

सौश्रुतिःSौश्रुति (name; descendant of Suśruti/Śruti)

शित्रसेनःŚitraseṇa (name)

चand

मित्रवर्माMitravarmā (name; 'whose armor is friendship')

चand

भारतO Bhārata

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata)

Satyasena

Candradeva

Mitradeva

Śrutaṃjaya

Sauśruti

Citrasena

Mitravarmā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is primarily a narrative catalogue of combatants rather than a direct ethical injunction; its implicit lesson is the epic’s emphasis on accountability in war—individual names are preserved so that deeds in battle are remembered and judged within the wider frame of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues reporting the events of the Kurukṣetra war to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by listing notable warriors present/engaged in the fighting, naming Satyasena, Candradeva, Mitradeva, Śrutaṃjaya, Sauśruti, Citrasena, and Mitravarmā.