Shloka 13

Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

बाह्नलिकाश्नापरे शूरा राजान: सर्व एव ते । विराट: सह पुत्राभ्यां मावेल्लश्वन महाबल:

Transliteration

bāhnalikāś cāpare śūrā rājānaḥ sarva eva te | virāṭaḥ saha putrābhyāṃ māvellāśvana mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

മറ്റു ശൂരരാജാക്കന്മാരും—അവരെല്ലാവരും—അവിടെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അവരിൽ വിരാടൻ തന്റെ രണ്ടു പുത്രന്മാരോടുകൂടിയും, മഹാബലനായ മാവെല്ലാശ്വനനും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• बाह्नलिकाः: the Bāhnlikas (people of Bahlika)
• बाह्नलिकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्नलिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपरे: others (further)
• अपरे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूराः: heroes, valiant men
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विराटः: Virāṭa
• विराटः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पुत्राभ्याम्: with (his) two sons
• पुत्राभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• मावेल्लः: Māvella (proper name)
• मावेल्लः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मावेल्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्वनः: Aśvana (proper name)
• अश्वनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: very strong, mighty
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Bāhlikas
• Virāṭa
• Virāṭa's two sons
• Māvellāśvana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the collective responsibility of rulers in moments of political crisis: many kings—named and unnamed—are drawn into larger conflicts, reminding readers that power and alliances carry ethical consequences beyond one’s own kingdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana continues a catalogue of notable kings and warriors present/associated in the unfolding events, specifically naming the Bāhlika heroes, King Virāṭa with his two sons, and the mighty Māvellāśvana.