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Shloka 19

Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)

शकटानि रथाश्रैव तावदेव करेणव: । खराणां पुरुषाणां च परिसंख्या न विद्यते

śakaṭāni rathāś caiva tāvad eva kareṇavaḥ | kharāṇāṃ puruṣāṇāṃ ca parisaṃkhyā na vidyate, mahārāja |

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Gayon din karami ang mga kariton at mga karwaheng pandigma, at gayon din ang bilang ng mga babaeng elepante. Ngunit, O dakilang hari, ang mga asno at ang mga tao ay lampas sa bilang.” Ipinapakita ng taludtod ang lawak ng paghahanda at yamang tinipon—napakalaki kaya’t hindi na masukat sa pagbilang—at nagpapahiwatig ng bigat at pagod ng paggawa ng tao na kaakibat ng mga gawaing panghari.

शकटानिcarts/wagons
शकटानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशकट
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
रथाःchariots
रथाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तावत्so many; to that extent
तावत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतावत्
एवexactly/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
करेणवःfemale elephants (cows)
करेणवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकरेणु
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
खराणाम्of donkeys
खराणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootखर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
पुरुषाणाम्of men/people
पुरुषाणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
परिसंख्याcount/numbering
परिसंख्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरिसंख्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विद्यतेexists/is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
M
mahārāja (the king addressed)
Ś
śakaṭa (carts)
R
ratha (chariots)
K
kareṇu (female elephants)
K
khara (donkeys)
P
puruṣa (men)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how royal undertakings can reach such magnitude that they exceed ordinary measures of accounting, implicitly drawing attention to the vast material resources and human labor required—and inviting reflection on restraint, responsibility, and the ethical weight of power.

Vaiśampāyana is describing the enormous numbers of vehicles and animals involved; carts, chariots, and female elephants are said to be in equal measure, while the donkeys and the men are so numerous that they cannot be counted.