Shloka 266
ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam
Description of War Standards
Devanagari script
कश्चिदन्य: प्रियतर: कुन्तीपुत्रान्ममार्जुनात् | “मुझे स्त्री, मित्र, कुटुम्बीजन, भाई-बन्धु तथा दूसरा कोई भी कुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुनसे अधिक प्रिय नहीं है
Transliteration
kaścid anyaḥ priyataraḥ kuntīputrān mamārjunāt |
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—कश्चिदन्यः प्रियतरः कुन्तीपुत्रान्ममार्जुनात्।
Word by Word
कश्चित्someone, any (one)
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्यःother
अन्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रियतरःdearer, more beloved
प्रियतरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रियतर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुन्तीपुत्रात्than (a) son of Kuntī
कुन्तीपुत्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्तीपुत्र
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
ममof me, to me
मम:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
अर्जुनात्than Arjuna
अर्जुनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KuntīA
ArjunaK
Kuntīputras (Pāṇḍavas)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of personal attachment and preference even in a dharmic crisis: one’s loyalties can become sharply focused on a single person, raising ethical tension between impartial duty and intimate affection.
In the Drona Parva’s war context, Sañjaya reports a statement that elevates Arjuna above the other sons of Kuntī in dearness, emphasizing Arjuna’s unique value and the emotional stakes surrounding him.