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Shloka 5

अध्याय ८ — शल्यस्य सत्कारः, वरदानं, पाण्डवसमागमश्च (Śalya’s Reception, the Boon, and Meeting the Pāṇḍavas)

स्वदेशवेषाभरणा वीरा: शतसहस्रश: । तस्य सेनाप्रणेतारो बभूवु: क्षत्रियर्षभा:

svadeśaveṣābharaṇā vīrāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ | tasya senāpraṇetāro babhūvuḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ ||

வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்— தத்தம் நாட்டின் உடைமுறையும் ஆபரணங்களும் அணிந்த வீரர்கள் இலட்சக்கணக்கில் அங்கே கூடியிருந்தனர். அந்தப் படையை நடத்துவதற்கு க்ஷத்திரியர்களில் சிறந்தோர் அதன் தளபதிகளாகவும் தலைவர்களாகவும் ஆனார்கள்.

स्वदेशवेषाभरणाःwearing ornaments and dress of their own countries
स्वदेशवेषाभरणाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वदेश-वेष-आभरण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वीराःheroes, warriors
वीराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शतसहस्रशःby hundreds and thousands; in hundreds of thousands
शतसहस्रशः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशतसहस्रशस्
तस्यof him/that (of that one)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
सेनाप्रणेतारःleaders/commanders of the army
सेनाप्रणेतारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसेना-प्रणेतृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
बभूवुःbecame; were
बभूवुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
क्षत्रियर्षभाःbulls among kshatriyas; best of warriors
क्षत्रियर्षभाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय-ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
K
kṣatriyas (warrior class)
S
senā (army/host)
S
senāpraṇetāraḥ (army commanders)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its social dimension: warriors from many regions assemble in disciplined order under recognized leaders. It underscores how political and military duty organizes diverse peoples into a single command structure, foreshadowing the ethical weight of collective action in war.

Vaiśampāyana describes the mustering of a vast force: innumerable warriors arrive, marked by their regional attire and ornaments, and eminent kṣatriya chiefs take up roles as commanders directing the army.