Shloka 9

Devanagari script

प्राग्ज्योतिषादनु नृप: कौसल्यो5थ बृहदूबल: । मेकलै: कुरुविन्दैश्व त्रैपुरैश्न समन्वित:,प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरनरेशके पीछे कोसलदेशके राजा बृहदूबल थे, जो मेकल, कुरुविन्द तथा त्रिपुराके सैनिकोंके साथ थे

Transliteration

prāgjyotiṣād anu nṛpaḥ kausalyas tathā bṛhadūbalaḥ | mekalaiḥ kuruvindaiś ca traipuraiś ca samanvitaḥ ||

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: Seguindo o rei de Prāgjyotiṣa veio o soberano de Kosala, Bṛhadūbala, acompanhado por tropas de Mekala, Kuruvinda e Tripura.

Word by Word

प्राग्ज्योतिषात्from Pragjyotiṣa

अनुafter; following

नृपःthe king

कौसल्यःthe Kosalan (king of Kosala)

अथthen; and

बृहदूबलःBṛhadūbala (proper name)

मेकलैःwith the Mekalas

कुरुविन्दैःwith the Kuruvindas

चand

त्रैपुरैःwith the Traipuras (Tripura people)

समन्वितःaccompanied; joined with

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Prāgjyotiṣa

Kosala

Bṛhadūbala

Mekala

Kuruvinda

Tripura

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 highlights the web of alliances and obligations that pull many rulers into war. Ethically, it points to how political loyalty and duty can entangle entire regions in a conflict whose consequences extend far beyond the principal disputants.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is enumerating the kings and forces assembled for battle. Here he notes that after the ruler of Prāgjyotiṣa, the Kosala king Bṛhadūbala arrives, accompanied by contingents from Mekala, Kuruvinda, and Tripura.