Shloka 46

Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam

Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants

Devanagari script

अड्जा वड्भा: कलिज्ञाश्चन॒ यकूल्लोमान एव च । मल्ला: सुदेष्णा: प्रह्लादा माहिका: शशिकास्तथा

Transliteration

Aḍjā vaḍbhāḥ kalijñāś ca na yakūllomāna eva ca | mallāḥ sudeṣṇāḥ prahlādā māhikāḥ śaśikās tathā ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“那里还有阿阇人、瓦ḍ婆人、迦利阇那人、耶俱罗摩那人；同样也有末罗人、苏提什那人、般罗诃罗陀人、摩诃迦人，以及舍施迦人。”

Word by Word

• अड्जाः: the Aḍjas (a people/tribe)
• अड्जाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अड्ज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वड्भाः: the Vaḍbhas (a people/tribe)
• वड्भाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वड्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कलिज्ञाः: the Kalijñas (a people/tribe)
• कलिज्ञाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• यकूल्लोमानः: Yakūllomāna (a proper name/tribal name)
• यकूल्लोमानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यकूल्लोमान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• मल्लाः: the Mallas
• मल्लाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुदेष्णाः: the Sudeṣṇas (a people/tribe)
• सुदेष्णाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदेष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रह्लादाः: the Prahlādas (a people/lineage)
• प्रह्लादाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• माहिकाः: the Māhikas (a people/tribe)
• माहिकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शशिकाः: the Śaśikas (a people/tribe)
• शशिकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Aḍjas
• Vaḍbhas
• Kalijñas
• Yakūllomānas
• Mallas
• Sudeṣṇas
• Prahlādas
• Māhikas
• Śaśikas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By listing many distinct peoples joining the conflict, the verse highlights the expansive reach of adharma-driven war: it is not confined to a single royal house but pulls numerous communities into suffering, reminding the listener of the collective consequences of political ambition and hostility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues his report by enumerating additional groups present among the assembled forces, extending the catalogue of participants and emphasizing the breadth of the coalition involved in the Kurukṣetra war.