Shloka 24
Devanagari script
मगधानामधिपतिर्जयत्सेनो महाबल:
Transliteration
magadhānām adhipatir jayatseno mahābalaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya berkata: “Jayatsena, penguasa Magadha yang maha perkasa, (maju ke hadapan/menang).”
Word by Word
मगधानाम्of the Magadhas (people of Magadha)
मगधानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमगध
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अधिपतिःlord, ruler
अधिपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअधिपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जयत्सेनःJayatsena (proper name)
जयत्सेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजयत्सेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाबलःmighty, of great strength
महाबलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)ज
जयत्सेन (Jayatsena)म
मगध (Magadha/Magadhas)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
The verse underscores the epic’s war-ethos: rulers are identified by their responsibility and capacity to lead in crisis. Strength and sovereignty are presented as consequential in the battlefield narrative, reminding readers that political authority in the Mahābhārata is continually tested through action and courage.
Sañjaya, reporting the battle to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, names Jayatsena as the powerful ruler of Magadha, indicating his presence and martial prominence in the ongoing combat sequence.