Shloka 46

Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam

Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants

Devanagari script

अड्जा वड्भा: कलिज्ञाश्चन॒ यकूल्लोमान एव च । मल्ला: सुदेष्णा: प्रह्लादा माहिका: शशिकास्तथा

Transliteration

Aḍjā vaḍbhāḥ kalijñāś ca na yakūllomāna eva ca | mallāḥ sudeṣṇāḥ prahlādā māhikāḥ śaśikās tathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya disse: “Havia também os Aḍjas, os Vaḍbhas, os Kalijñas, os Yakūllomānas; do mesmo modo os Mallas, os Sudeṣṇas, os Prahlādas, os Māhikas e os Śaśikas.”

Word by Word

अड्जाःthe Aḍjas (a people/tribe)

वड्भाःthe Vaḍbhas (a people/tribe)

कलिज्ञाःthe Kalijñas (a people/tribe)

चand

यकूल्लोमानःYakūllomāna (a proper name/tribal name)

एवindeed/also

चand

मल्लाःthe Mallas

सुदेष्णाःthe Sudeṣṇas (a people/tribe)

प्रह्लादाःthe Prahlādas (a people/lineage)

माहिकाःthe Māhikas (a people/tribe)

शशिकाःthe Śaśikas (a people/tribe)

तथाlikewise/also

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Aḍjas

Vaḍbhas

Kalijñas

Yakūllomānas

Mallas

Sudeṣṇas

Prahlādas

Māhikas

Śaśikas

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?

By listing many distinct peoples joining the conflict, the verse highlights the expansive reach of adharma-driven war: it is not confined to a single royal house but pulls numerous communities into suffering, reminding the listener of the collective consequences of political ambition and hostility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues his report by enumerating additional groups present among the assembled forces, extending the catalogue of participants and emphasizing the breadth of the coalition involved in the Kurukṣetra war.