Shloka 29

Devanagari script

स चेदिकाशिपाज्चालान्‌ करूषान्‌ मत्स्यकेकयान्‌

Transliteration

sa cedikāśipāñcālān karūṣān matsyakekayān

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “(Dia) (menghadapi/menyusun barisan/menyerang) kaum Cedi, kaum Kāśi, kaum Pāñcāla, kaum Karūṣa, kaum Matsya, dan kaum Kekaya.”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चेत्: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत्

• चेदिकाशिपाञ्चालान्: the Cedis, Kāśis, and Pāñcālas
• चेदिकाशिपाञ्चालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदि + काशि + पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• करूषान्: the Karūṣas
• करूषान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: करूष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मत्स्यकेकयान्: the Matsyas and Kekayas
• मत्स्यकेकयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य + केकय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Cedi (Cedis)
• Kāśi (Kāśis)
• Pañcāla (Pāñcālas)
• Karūṣa (Karūṣas)
• Matsya (Matsyas)
• Kekaya (Kekayas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the expansive reach of war: entire peoples and kingdoms become entangled through dharma-bound obligations, alliances, and royal decisions. It implicitly invites reflection on the ethical cost of conflict when collective identities are mobilized for battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is listing groups of warriors/kingdoms present in the fighting. The line serves as a catalogue of combatants—Cedis, Kāśis, Pāñcālas, Karūṣas, Matsyas, and Kekayas—indicating the breadth of forces engaged at this point in the Karṇa Parva battle description.