Shloka 7

भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-प्रहारः तथा घटोत्कचमायाप्रादुर्भावः | Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Clash and the Manifestation of Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā

Devanagari script

ततो5नन्तरमेवासीद्‌ भारद्वाज: प्रतापवान्‌ | पुलिन्दै: पारदैश्वैव तथा क्षुद्रकमालवै:,उनके पीछे पुलिन्द, पारद, क्षुद्रक तथा मालवदेशीय वीरोंके साथ प्रतापी द्रोणाचार्य थे

Transliteration

tato 'nantaram evāsīd bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān | pulindaiḥ pāradaiś caiva tathā kṣudrakamālavāḥ ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ସତ୍ୱରେ ପୁଲିନ୍ଦ, ପାରଦ, କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ରକ ଓ ମାଳବ ବୀରମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ପ୍ରତାପୀ ଭାରଦ୍ୱାଜପୁତ୍ର ଦ୍ରୋଣାଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଆସିଲେ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (accusative used adverbially)

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

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• भारद्वाजः: Bharadvaja (i.e., Drona)
• भारद्वाजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• प्रतापवान्: mighty, valorous
• प्रतापवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• पुलिन्दैः: with the Pulindas
• पुलिन्दैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलिन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• पारदैः: with the Paradas
• पारदैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• एव: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya

• तथा: likewise, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: Avyaya

• क्षुद्रकैः: with the Kshudrakas
• क्षुद्रकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• मालवैः: with the Malavas
• मालवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja)
• Bharadvāja
• Pulinda
• Pārada
• Kṣudraka
• Mālava

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how war mobilizes not only famed commanders but also many regional communities, widening the ethical stakes: collective participation in adharma-driven conflict can entangle entire peoples, not just kings and heroes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya continues listing the Kaurava forces in sequence: after the previously mentioned warriors, Droṇa—identified by his lineage as Bhāradvāja—appears next, accompanied by contingents of Pulindas, Pāradas, Kṣudrakas, and Mālavas.