Shloka 45

Devanagari script

सात्यकिश्रेकितानश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्न पार्षत: । विराटो द्रुपदश्चैव माद्रीपुत्री च पाण्डवी

Transliteration

sātyakiśrekitānaś ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ | virāṭo drupadaś caiva mādrīputrī ca pāṇḍavī ||

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: “Havia também Sātyaki e Śrekitāna; e Dhṛṣṭadyumna, filho de Pārṣata (Drupada); bem como Virāṭa e Drupada; e a dama Pāṇḍava, filha de Mādrī.” Nesse rol de nomes, o narrador ressalta a amplitude da aliança dos Pāṇḍava—líderes nomeados e apoiadores reais—cuja presença sinaliza determinação, lealdade e o compromisso coletivo com os riscos morais e políticos da batalha iminente.

Word by Word

सात्यकिःSātyaki

श्रेकितानःŚrekītāna (a warrior/hero)

चand

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhṛṣṭadyumna

चand

पार्षतःthe Pārṣata (son of Pṛṣata; epithet of Dhṛṣṭadyumna)

विराटःVirāṭa

द्रुपदःDrupada

चand

एवindeed/also

माद्रीपुत्रीMādrī's daughter (here: a Mādrī-born Pāṇḍavī)

चand

पाण्डवीa Pāṇḍavī (female descendant of Pāṇḍu)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Sātyaki

Śrekitāna

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Drupada

Virāṭa

Mādrī

Pāṇḍava (lady)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a dharmic reminder that war in the epic is not merely personal rivalry but a collective undertaking shaped by alliances, obligations, and chosen loyalties; naming leaders highlights responsibility and the ethical weight borne by those who commit their strength to a cause.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is enumerating notable warriors and royal allies on the Pāṇḍava side, continuing a catalog of participants as the armies are arrayed for the Kurukṣetra battle.