Shloka 7

Chapter 49: Sañjaya’s Enumeration of the Pāṇḍava Coalition (पाण्डवसैन्यसमागम-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

आगोपालाविपालाश्च नन्दमाना युधिष्ठिरम्‌ । पज्चाला: केकया मत्स्या: प्रतिनन्दन्ति पाण्डवम्‌,ग्वालिये और गड़रियोंसे लेकर पांचाल, केकय और मत्स्यदेशोंके राजवंशतक सभी लोग पाण्डुपुत्र युधिष्ठिरका सम्मान करते हैं

Transliteration

āgopālāvipālāś ca nandamānā yudhiṣṭhiram | pāñcālāḥ kekayā matsyāḥ pratinandanti pāṇḍavam ||

Translation

گوالوں اور گڈریوں سے لے کر پانچال، کیکَیَہ اور متسیہ دیس کے راج وَنشوں تک—سب لوگ پاندو پُتر یُدھِشٹھِر کی خوشی سے تعظیم و تکریم کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

आup to, as far as

गोपालcowherds

अविपालाःshepherds (keepers of sheep)

चand

नन्दमानाःrejoicing, delighted

युधिष्ठिरम्Yudhiṣṭhira

पञ्चालाःthe Pāñcālas

केकयाःthe Kekayas

मत्स्याःthe Matsyas

प्रतिनन्दन्तिhonour, welcome, congratulate

पाण्डवम्the Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Yudhiṣṭhira

Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu)

Pāñcāla

Kekaya

Matsya

cowherds (gopāla)

shepherds (vipāla)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler established in dharma gains spontaneous respect across society—from common folk to allied kingdoms—showing that moral legitimacy is a foundation of political strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Yudhiṣṭhira is widely celebrated and welcomed: ordinary people as well as the Pāñcālas, Kekayas, and Matsyas express approval and honor toward the Pāṇḍavas’ leader.