Shloka 11
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय २७: सुशर्माह्वानम्, अर्जुनस्य प्रतिनिवर्तनम्, भगदत्तेन गजप्रहारः
दशैव तु सहस्राणि त्रिगर्तनां महारथा: । चत्वारि च सहस््राणि वासुदेवस्य चानुगा:,उनमें दस हजार महारथी तो त्रिगर्तदेशके थे और चार हजार भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके सेवक (नारायणी-सेनाके सैनिक) थे
daśaiva tu sahasrāṇi trigartānāṁ mahārathāḥ | catvāri ca sahasrāṇi vāsudevasya cānugāḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Daripada mereka itu, sepuluh ribu maharatha berasal dari negeri Trigarta; dan empat ribu lagi ialah pengikut Vāsudeva—askar Nārāyaṇī yang setia kepada Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how immense power in war is assembled through two binding forces—regional identity (Trigarta) and personal allegiance/devotion (followers of Vāsudeva). It invites reflection on how loyalty can be ethically complex: devotion and duty may be mobilized for conflict, making discernment (dharma-viveka) crucial.
Sanjaya is reporting troop composition and strength within the Drona Parva context: a contingent includes ten thousand elite chariot-warriors from Trigarta and four thousand soldiers aligned with Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), commonly understood as the Nārāyaṇī forces.