Shloka 31

Devanagari script

पज्चाला: सृञ्जयाश्वैव वाजिन: परमद्दधिपा:

Transliteration

Pañcālāḥ Sṛñjayāś caiva vājināḥ paramaddhipāḥ.

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ପାଞ୍ଚାଳ ଓ ସୃଞ୍ଜୟ, ନିଜ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଅଶ୍ୱାରୋହୀ ବୀରମାନଙ୍କ ସହ, ଭୂମିର ପରମ ଅଧିପତିମାନେ, ରଣଭୂମିରେ ସୁସଂଗଠିତ ଭାବେ ଶାରୀବଦ୍ଧ ହୋଇ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• पाञ्चालाः: the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सृञ्जयाः: the Sṛñjayas
• सृञ्जयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृञ्जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• वाजिनः: horsemen/cavalry (lit. riders of horses)
• वाजिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परम: supreme/excellent
• परम: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दधिपाः: lords/masters (protectors)
• दधिपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pañcālas
• Sṛñjayas
• vājināḥ (cavalry/horsemen)
• adhipāḥ (chiefs/lords)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights collective responsibility and disciplined leadership in war: clans and their chiefs act as organized units, reflecting the kṣatriya ideal of coordinated duty under rightful commanders, even amid ethically fraught conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports the presence/array of the Pañcālas and Sṛñjayas along with their leading cavalry and chiefs, marking the mustering and positioning of key Pāṇḍava-aligned forces during the Drona Parva battle sequence.