Shloka 11

Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

पौण्ड्को वासुदेवश्व वड्भः कालिड्रकस्तथा । आकर्षा: कुन्तलाश्वैव मालवाश्चान्ध्रकास्तथा

Transliteration

pauṇḍrako vāsudevaś ca vaḍbhaḥ kālindrakas tathā | ākarṣāḥ kuntalāś caiva mālavāś cāndhrakās tathā ||

Translation

அங்கே பௌண்ட்ரக வாசுதேவன், வட்பர்கள், காலிந்த்ரகர்கள், ஆகர்ஷர்கள், குந்தலர்கள், மாலவர்கள், ஆந்திரகர்களும் கூட கூடியிருந்தனர்.

Word by Word

• पौण्ड्रकः: Pauṇḍraka (a king/person named Pauṇḍraka)
• पौण्ड्रकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौण्ड्रक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वड्भः: Vaḍbha (proper name/tribal name)
• वड्भः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वड्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कालिन्द्रकः: Kālindraka (proper name/tribal name)
• कालिन्द्रकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिन्द्रक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• आकर्षाः: Ākarṣas (a people/tribe)
• आकर्षाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुन्तलाः: Kuntalas (a people/region)
• कुन्तलाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मालवाः: Mālavas (a people/tribe)
• मालवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आन्ध्रकाः: Āndhrakas (a people/tribe)
• आन्ध्रकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आन्ध्रक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pauṇḍraka Vāsudeva
• Vaḍbhas
• Kālindrakas
• Ākarṣas
• Kuntalas
• Mālavas
• Āndhrakas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By enumerating many peoples and regions, the text highlights how large-scale political actions are never isolated: many communities become implicated in the ethical consequences of courtly decisions, alliances, and ambitions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is listing various rulers/peoples present or involved in the broader political scene of the Sabha Parva episode, emphasizing the wide geographic reach of the gathering and its influence.