Shloka 27

Devanagari script

वनायुजानू्‌ पर्वतीयान्‌ काम्बोजान्‌ बाह्विकानपि | तथा हयवरान्‌ राजन्‌ निजघ्ने तत्र सात्यकि:

Transliteration

vanāyujānūn parvatīyān kāmbojān bāhvikān api | tathā hayavarān rājan nijaghne tatra sātyakiḥ ||

Translation

संजय म्हणाला—राजन्! तेथे सात्यकीने वनायु, पर्वतीय, काम्बोज व बाह्लीक देशांत उत्पन्न झालेले श्रेष्ठ अश्वही मारून पाडले.

Word by Word

• वनायुजान्: born in the Vanayu country (Vanayu-born)
• वनायुजान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वनायुज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पर्वतीयान्: mountain(-bred), from the hills
• पर्वतीयान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वतीय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• काम्बोजान्: Kambojas (people/region)
• काम्बोजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्बोज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बाह्विकान्: Bāhlīkas/Bāhvikas (people/region)
• बाह्विकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्विक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तथा: likewise, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• हयवरान्: excellent horses (lit. horse-best)
• हयवरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयवर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• निजघ्ने: slew, struck down
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there, in that place
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Vanāyu (people/region)
• Kāmboja
• Bāhlīka/Bāhīka
• mountain-bred horses
• horses (hayāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the all-consuming nature of war: not only warriors but also the resources and living instruments of battle (horses) are destroyed. It implicitly points to the ethical burden of conflict, where victory is pursued at a cost that spreads beyond direct combatants.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sātyaki, fighting fiercely on the battlefield, is cutting down even renowned, high-quality horses associated with famous horse-breeding regions such as Kāmboja and Bāhlīka, including mountain-bred steeds.