Shloka 16

सेनासमागमः — The Convergence of Armies

Devanagari script

तथा भूरिश्रवा: शूर: शल्यश्न कुरुनन्दन

Transliteration

tathā bhūriśravāḥ śūraḥ śalyaś ca kuru-nandana

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ (Vaiśaṃpāyana) ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເຊັ່ນນັ້ນເທົ່າກັນ ວິຣະບຸລຸດ ພູຣີສຣະວາ (Bhūriśravā) ແລະ ສັລຍະ (Śalya) ດ້ວຍ, ໂອ ຜູ້ເປັນຄວາມຊື່ນບານແຫ່ງກຸຣຸ (Kuru)».

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• भूरिश्रवाः: Bhūrishravā (a warrior)
• भूरिश्रवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरिश्रवस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शूरः: heroic, brave
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शल्यश्नः: Śalyaśna (proper name/epithet)
• शल्यश्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्यश्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुनन्दन: O delight of the Kurus (address)
• कुरुनन्दन: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Bhūriśravā
• Śalya
• Kuru (dynasty)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how epic narration often advances by enumerating key figures: naming renowned warriors highlights the moral weight of impending conflict—great heroes are drawn into war through alliances and dynastic duty, reminding the listener that collective choices implicate even the eminent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana continues a list of notable participants, adding that the heroic Bhūriśravā and Śalya are also included—signaling their presence/role among the Kuru-side forces in the lead-up to the great war.