Shloka 47

Devanagari script

अभिमन्यु द्रौपदेयान्‌ विराटद्रुपदावपि । अक्षौहिणीपतीं क्षान्यान्‌ नरेन्द्रान्‌ भीमविक्रमान्‌

Transliteration

abhimanyu draupadeyān virāṭa-drupadāv api | akṣauhiṇī-patīn kṣānyān narendrān bhīma-vikramān

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：阿毗曼纽、德劳帕蒂之诸子，以及毗罗吒与德鲁帕陀——又有其他勇武无比、统率整支“阿叉乌希尼”（满编大军）的诸王——皆在彼处会集。

Word by Word

• अभिमन्युम्: Abhimanyu
• अभिमन्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रौपदेयान्: the sons of Draupadi
• द्रौपदेयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विराटम्: Virata
• विराटम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रुपदम्: Drupada
• द्रुपदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अक्षौहिणीपतीन्: commanders/lords of akshauhinis
• अक्षौहिणीपतीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षौहिणीपति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• क्षान्यान्: Kshanyas (a people/warrior group)
• क्षान्यान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षान्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नरेन्द्रान्: kings
• नरेन्द्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भीमविक्रमान्: of terrible valor
• भीमविक्रमान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमविक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Abhimanyu
• Draupadeyas
• Virāṭa
• Drupada
• Akṣauhiṇī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war: when kings and commanders of entire armies commit themselves, they carry responsibility not only for personal honor but for the lives and dharma of the many who follow them.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is enumerating prominent warriors and allied kings—Abhimanyu, the sons of Draupadī, Virāṭa, Drupada, and other powerful rulers who lead full military divisions—indicating the scale and readiness of the forces gathering for the impending conflict.