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Shloka 33

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 23: Report of the Slain Sūtaputras, Royal Orders, and Sairandhrī’s Return

एवं ते निहता राजछछतं पञठच च कीचका: । स च सेनापति: पूर्वमित्येतत्‌ सूतबघट्शतम्‌,राजन! इस प्रकार वे एक सौ पाँच उपकीचक और पहले मरा हुआ सेनापति कीचक सब मिलकर एक सौ छ: सूतपुत्र मारे गये

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

evaṁ te nihatā rāja śataṁ pañca ca kīcakāḥ |

sa ca senāpatiḥ pūrvam ity etat sūtaputraśatam |

rājan |

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา พวกกีจกะเหล่านั้นถูกสังหารดังนี้ จำนวนหนึ่งร้อยห้าคน และกีจกะผู้เป็นแม่ทัพซึ่งถูกฆ่าก่อนหน้านั้นด้วย รวมแล้วบุตรแห่งสุตะถูกสังหารหนึ่งร้อยหกคน”

एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
निहताःslain
निहताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-हन्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural, क्त (past passive participle)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत
Formneuter, nominative, singular
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्च
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कीचकाःKīcakas (Upakīcakas)
कीचकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकीचक
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सेनापतिःcommander of the army
सेनापतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसेनापति
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पूर्वम्earlier/before
पूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
इतिthus/so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एतत्this
एतत्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
सूतपुत्रशतम्a hundred (and more) sons of a charioteer
सूतपुत्रशतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र-शत
Formneuter, nominative, singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
R
Rājan (King Janamejaya, implied addressee)
K
Kīcaka
U
Upakīcakas (Kīcaka’s associates/kinsmen)
S
Senāpati (the commander, i.e., Kīcaka)
S
Sūtaputras (sons of the Sūta)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the idea that abuse of power and violation of another’s dignity invite decisive consequences; even when force is used, the narrative frames it as retributive justice aimed at restoring moral order and protecting honor.

Vaiśampāyana reports the aftermath of the Kīcaka episode: 105 Kīcakas (Upakīcakas) are killed, and adding Kīcaka—the commander slain earlier—the total reaches 106 Sūta-born men killed.