Shloka 48

Devanagari script

मावेल्लकास्तुण्डिकेरा: सावित्रीपुत्रकाश्च ये । प्राच्योदीच्या: प्रतीच्याश्न दाक्षिणात्याशक्ष मारिष

Transliteration

mā vellakāstuṇḍikerāḥ sāvitrīputrakāś ca ye | prācyodīcyāḥ pratīcyāś ca dākṣiṇātyāś ca māriṣa ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ମାବେଲ୍ଲକ, ତୁଣ୍ଡିକେର ଏବଂ ‘ସାବିତ୍ରୀପୁତ୍ର’ ବୋଲି ଯେମାନେ ପରିଚିତ; ତଥା ପୂର୍ବ, ଉତ୍ତର, ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଓ ଦକ୍ଷିଣର ଲୋକମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ—ହେ ମାରିଷ—ସମସ୍ତେ (ଏହି ସମରରେ) ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा
• Form: Prohibitive particle (used with imperative/optative)

• वे: to you (all)
• वे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Gender: —, Case: Dative, Number: Plural

• ल्लकाः: the Llakas (a people/tribe)
• ल्लकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ल्लक
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Plural

• तुण्डिकेराः: the Tuṇḍikeras (a people/tribe)
• तुण्डिकेराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुण्डिकेर
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Plural

• सावित्रीपुत्रकाः: sons/descendants of Sāvitrī
• सावित्रीपुत्रकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्रीपुत्रक
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Plural

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

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Plural

• प्राच्याः: easterners
• प्राच्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राच्य
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Plural

• उदीच्याः: northerners
• उदीच्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीच्य
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Plural

• प्रतीच्याः: westerners
• प्रतीच्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतीच्य
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: Negation particle

• दाक्षिणात्याः: southerners
• दाक्षिणात्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाक्षिणात्य
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Plural

• अक्ष: axle; (also) die (for gaming) (context unclear here)
• अक्ष: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्ष
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Singular

• मारिष: O noble one / O sir
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Vocative, Number: Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vellakas
• Tuṇḍikeras
• Sāvitrī (as lineage reference)
• Eastern regions/peoples (Prācya)
• Northern regions/peoples (Udīcya)
• Western regions/peoples (Pratīcya)
• Southern regions/peoples (Dākṣiṇātya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the vast, pan-regional scale of the conflict: people from every direction are drawn into the war. Ethically, it highlights how collective choices and alliances can expand a dispute into a widespread calamity, implicating many communities beyond the original quarrel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, listing various peoples and regions to convey that forces are not limited to a few groups; contingents from the East, North, West, and South are also present/engaged, emphasizing the breadth of participation in the Kurukṣetra war.