Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 156 Shloka 18 - Mahabharata | Oriya | Vedapath

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Shloka 18

कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies

Devanagari script

रौक्मिणेयाहुकसुतैश्चवारुदेष्णपुरोगमै: । वृष्णिमुख्यैरधिगतैर्व्याप्रैरिव बलोत्कटै:

Transliteration

raukmiṇeyāhukasutaiś ca vāru-deṣṇapurogamaiḥ | vṛṣṇimukhyair adhigatair vyāprair iva balotkaṭaiḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ତାଙ୍କ ସହ ରୌକ୍ମିଣେୟ (ପ୍ରଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନ) ଓ ଆହୁକଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ରମାନେ ଥିଲେ; ତାଙ୍କ ଅଗ୍ରଭାଗରେ ଚାରୁଦେଷ୍ଣ ଓ ବାରୁ ଥିଲେ। ବୃଷ୍ଣିବଂଶର ପ୍ରମୁଖମାନେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଘେରି ସମବେତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ—କାର୍ଯ୍ୟପାଇଁ ଉଦ୍ୟତ, ବଳରେ ପ୍ରଚଣ୍ଡ, ଯେପରି ଯୁଦ୍ଧକର୍ମକୁ ଚାଲିପଡ଼ିଥିବା ବୀରମାନେ।

Word by Word

रौक्मिणेयby Raukmiṇeya (Pradyumna)

आहुकसुतैःby the sons of Āhuka

चand

वारुदेष्णby Vārudeṣṇa

पुरोगमैःwith leaders at the front / led by (them)

वृष्णिमुख्यैःby the chief Vṛṣṇis

अधिगतैःarrived/come up (to him), having reached

व्याप्रैःbusy, active, engaged

इवas if / like

बलोत्कटैःmighty in strength / very powerful

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Raukmiṇeya (Pradyumna)

Āhuka (and his sons/descendants)

Vāru

Deṣṇa

Vṛṣṇis

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-political ideal of preparedness and solidarity: capable leaders and allied clans must be organized, alert, and ready to act decisively when dharma and public order are at stake.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a scene of mobilization: prominent Vṛṣṇi leaders—Pradyumna (Raukmiṇeya), the sons of Āhuka, and others led by Vāru and Deṣṇa—assemble energetically, forming a powerful entourage ready for action.