Shloka 40

Devanagari script

केकयाश्चाभिमन्युश्न द्रौपदेयाश्व सर्वश: । दशार्णाधिपति: शूर: क्षत्रदेवश्ष मारिष

Transliteration

kekayāś cābhimanyuś ca draupadeyāś ca sarvaśaḥ | daśārṇādhipatiḥ śūraḥ kṣatradevaś ca māriṣa ||

Translation

ಕೇಕಯರೂ, ಅಭಿಮನ್ಯುವೂ, ದ್ರೌಪದಿಯ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪುತ್ರರೂ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ದಶಾರ್ಣದ ಶೂರ ಅಧಿಪತಿ ಕ್ಷತ್ರದೇವನೂ—ಓ ಪೂಜ್ಯನೇ!

Word by Word

केकयाःthe Kekayas

चand

अभिमन्युःAbhimanyu

द्रौपदेयाःthe sons of Draupadi

चand

सर्वशःentirely; all together; in every way

दशार्णाधिपतिःthe ruler of the Dasharnas

शूरःthe brave (one)

क्षत्रदेवःKshatradeva (a warrior named Kshatradeva)

चand

मारिषO noble one (address to the listener)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kekayas

Abhimanyu

Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)

Daśārṇa

Kṣatradeva

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the collective responsibility and resolve of allied Kṣatriya forces: named warriors and entire groups are acknowledged as present and committed, reflecting the dharma of standing with one’s side in a righteous cause as understood within the epic’s war context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is enumerating notable fighters and allied contingents—Abhimanyu, the Draupadeyas, the Kekayas, and the Daśārṇa ruler Kṣatradeva—indicating their participation and readiness within the unfolding Kurukṣetra battle account.