Shloka 5

भीष्म-द्रोणादिभिः पाण्डवसेनाक्षयकाल-निर्णयः | Time-estimates for the depletion of the Pāṇḍava forces

Bhīṣma–Droṇa council

Devanagari script

विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ केकया बाह्विकैः सह । प्रययु: सर्व एवैते भारद्वाजपुरोगमा:,अवन्तीदेशके राजकुमार विन्द और अनुविन्द, बाह्नीकदेशीय सैनिकोंके साथ केकयराजकुमार--ये सब द्रोणाचार्यको आगे करके चले

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | vindānuvindāv āvantyau kekayā bāhvikaiḥ saha | prayayuḥ sarva evaite bhāradvāja-purogamāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Os príncipes de Avanti, Vinda e Anuvinda, juntamente com os Kekayas e os guerreiros Bāhlīka, todos partiram—marchando com Droṇa, filho de Bhāradvāja, à frente.

Word by Word

विन्दVind(a) (proper name)

अनुविन्दौAnuvinda (and another; dual form used for the pair Vind(a)-Anuvinda)

अवन्त्यौthe two (princes) of Avanti / from Avanti

केकयाःthe Kekayas

बाह्विकैःwith the Bāhlīkas

सहtogether with

प्रययुःwent forth / departed

सर्वेall

एवindeed / just

एतेthese

भारद्वाजपुरोगमाःhaving Bhāradvāja’s son (Droṇa) in front / led by Droṇa

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vinda

Anuvinda

Avanti

Kekaya

Bāhlīka (Bāhvikas)

Droṇa (Bhāradvāja’s son)

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 how collective action in war depends on chosen alliances and recognized leadership; ethically, it points to the responsibility borne by rulers and warriors when they align under a commander and commit to a cause.

What is happening in the narrative?

A contingent consisting of the Avanti princes Vinda and Anuvinda, along with Kekaya and Bāhlīka forces, departs together, proceeding under the leadership of Droṇa (son of Bhāradvāja) as part of the broader war preparations.