Shloka 10

Devanagari script

शलो भूरिश्रवा: शल्य: कौसल्यो<थ बूृहद्रथ: । एते पश्चादनुगता धार्तराष्ट्रपुरोगमा:,सेनासहित कृतवर्मा, महारथी त्रिगर्त, भाइयोंसे घिरा हुआ महाराज दुर्योधन, शल, भूरिश्रवा, शल्य तथा कोसलराज बृहद्रथ--ये दुर्योधनको आगे करके उसके पीछे-पीछे (तृतीय सैन्यदलमें) चले

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

śalo bhūriśravāḥ śalyaḥ kausalyo 'tha bṛhadrathaḥ |

ete paścād anugatā dhārtarāṣṭra-purogamāḥ senā-sahitāḥ kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ trigartāḥ ||

Translation

शलो भूरिश्रवाः शल्यः कौसल्योऽथ बृहद्रथः । एते पश्चादनुगता धार्तराष्ट्रपुरोगमाः ॥

Word by Word

शलःShala (proper name)

भूरिश्रवाःBhurishravas

शल्यःShalya

कौसल्यःthe Kosala king (Kausalya)

अथand/then

बृहद्रथःBrihadratha

एतेthese (men)

पश्चात्behind/afterwards

अनुगताःfollowed/went after

धार्तराष्ट्रपुरोगमाःhaving Dhritarashtra's son (Duryodhana) in front; led by the Dhartarashtra

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śala

Bhūriśravas

Śalya

Kosala

Bṛhadratha

Dhārtarāṣṭras

Kṛtavarman

Trigartas

army (senā)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension between allegiance and dharma: eminent warriors and entire contingents choose to follow Duryodhana’s lead, illustrating how political bonds and martial solidarity can draw even great figures into a conflict whose righteousness is contested.

What is happening in the narrative?

A list of notable Kaurava-aligned warriors and their forces is given as they proceed in formation, following behind with the Dhārtarāṣṭras (led by Duryodhana) placed at the front—indicating the mustering and marching order of a military division in the lead-up to war.