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Shloka 8

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya

Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance

गोत्राणां नामधेयानां कुलानां चैव मारिष | श्रवणाद्धि विजानीम: पञ्चालान्‌ कुरुभि: सह,आर्य! नाम, गोत्र और कुलोंका परिचय सुनकर ही हमलोग उस समय कौरवोंके साथ युद्ध करनेवाले पांचालोंको पहचान पाते थे

gotrāṇāṁ nāmadheyānāṁ kulānāṁ caiva māriṣa | śravaṇād dhi vijānīmaḥ pañcālān kurubhiḥ saha ārya ||

サञ्जयは言った。「ああ、尊き御方よ。彼らのゴートラ(氏族の系譜)の名、個々の名、そしてクーラ(家・一族)への帰属を聞き知ることによってこそ、我らはその時、クル族と共に戦いに来たパンチャーラの者たちを見分け得た。身元の報せを耳にするだけで、彼らは我らに知られたのである。」

गोत्राणाम्of the lineages (gotras)
गोत्राणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगोत्र
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
नामधेयानाम्of the names/appellations
नामधेयानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनामधेय
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
कुलानाम्of the families/clans
कुलानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुल
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मारिषO venerable sir
मारिष:
TypeNoun
Rootमारिष
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
श्रवणात्from hearing/by hearing
श्रवणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
विजानीमःwe recognize/know distinctly
विजानीमः:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-ज्ञा
FormPresent, Indicative, First, Plural, Parasmaipada
पञ्चालान्the Panchalas
पञ्चालान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
कुरुभिःwith/by the Kurus
कुरुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
आर्यO noble one
आर्य:
TypeNoun
Rootआर्य
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
P
Pāñcālas
K
Kurus

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how, in the epic’s martial and social world, identity is grounded in lineage (gotra), family (kula), and name—markers that establish recognition, reputation, and social placement amid the confusion of war.

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāñcāla fighters present on the battlefield could be identified by hearing their names and genealogical affiliations, enabling observers to distinguish them among the forces engaged with the Kurus.