Shloka 41

दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः

Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation

Devanagari script

येषामर्थाय संयत्तों मत्स्यराज: सहानुज: । शतानीक: सूर्यदत्त: श्रुतानीक: श्रुतध्वज:

Transliteration

yeṣām arthāya saṁyatto matsyarājaḥ sahānujaḥ | śatānīkaḥ sūryadattaḥ śrutānīkaḥ śrutadhvajaḥ ||

Translation

येषामर्थाय संयत्तो मत्स्यराजः सहानुजः । शतानीकः सूर्यदत्तः श्रुतानीकः श्रुतध्वजः ॥

Word by Word

येषाम्of whom / for whom (genitive plural)

अर्थायfor the sake / for the purpose

संयत्तःprepared / ready / marshalled

मत्स्यराजःthe king of the Matsyas

सहtogether with

अनुजःyounger brother

शतानीकःŚatānīka (proper name; lit. 'having a hundred troops')

सूर्यदत्तःSūryadatta (proper name; 'given by the Sun')

श्रुतानीकःŚrutānīka (proper name; 'renowned troop/host')

श्रुतध्वजःŚrutadhvaja (proper name; 'renowned-bannered')

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kṛpa

Matsyarāja (Virāṭa)

Matsya kingdom

Śatānīka

Sūryadatta

Śrutānīka

Śrutadhvaja

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 underscores the kṣatriya ethic of standing by one’s allies and causes: rulers and their kin take up arms “for the sake of” those to whom they are bound by loyalty, obligation, and political-dharmic alliance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpa is identifying the Matsya king and his associated fighters by name, indicating that the Matsya side has mobilized for a particular cause and listing key individuals connected with that mobilization.