Mahabharata
Droṇābhiṣeka-parva (vāsudeva-māhātmya): In Praise of Vasudeva (Krishna)7.10.15–18
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Mahabharata · 7.10.15–18
Devanāgarī

अङ्गान् वङ्गान् कलिङ्गांश् च मागधान् काशिकोसलान् ॥
वत्सगर्गकरूषांश् च पुण्ड्रांश् चाप्य् अजयद् रणे ॥
आवन्त्यान् दाक्षिणात्यांश् च पार्वतीयान् दशेरकान् ॥
काश्मीरकान् औरसकान् पिशाचांश् च समन्दरान् ॥
काम्बोजान् वाटधानांश् च चोलान् पाण्ड्यांश् च संजय ॥
त्रिगर्तान् मालवांश् चैव दरदांश् च सुदुर्जयान् ॥
नानादिग्भ्यश् च संप्राप्तान् व्रातान् अश्वशकान् प्रति ॥
जितवान् पुण्डरीकाक्षो यवनांश् च सहानुगान् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

aṅgān vaṅgān kaliṅgāṃś ca māgadhān kāśikosalān ||
vatsagargakarūṣāṃś ca puṇḍrāṃś cāpy ajayad raṇe ||
āvantyān dākṣiṇātyāṃś ca pārvatīyān daśerakān ||
kāśmīrakān aurasakān piśācāṃś ca samandarān ||
kāmbojān vāṭadhānāṃś ca colān pāṇḍyāṃś ca saṃjaya ||
trigartān mālavāṃś caiva daradāṃś ca sudurjayān ||
nānādigbhyaś ca saṃprāptān vrātān aśvaśakān prati ||
jitavān puṇḍarīkākṣo yavanāṃś ca sahānugān ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अङ्गान्aṅgānof the Angas; [the people of] the Angas
वङ्गान्vaṅgānof the Vangas; [the people of] the Vangas
कलिङ्गान्kaliṅgānof the Kalingas; [the people of] the Kalingas
caand; also
मागधान्māgadhānof the Magadhas; [the people of] the Magadhas
काशिकोसलान्kāśikosalānof the Kashis and Kosalas; [the peoples] of Kashi and Kosala
वत्सगर्गकरूषान्vatsagargakarūṣānof the Vatsas, Gargas, Karushas; [the peoples] of the Vatsas, Gargas and Karushas
caand; also
पुण्ड्रान्puṇḍrānof the Pundras; [the people of] the Pundras
caand; also
अपिapialso; and
अजयत्ajayatconquered; subdued
रणेraṇein battle; in fight
आवन्त्यान्āvantyānof the Avantyas; [the people of] Avanti
दाक्षिणात्यान्dākṣiṇātyānof the southern [peoples of the south]; the dwellers of the south
caand; also
पार्वतीयान्pārvatīyānof the mountain-dwellers; the mountain [tribes]
दशेरकान्daśerakānof the Dasherakas; [the people of] the Dasherakas
काश्मीरकान्kāśmīrakānof the Kashmirakas; [the people] of Kashmir
औरसकान्aurasakānof the Aurasakas; [the people of] the Aurasakas
पिशाचान्piśācānof the Pishachas; [the tribes of] the Pishachas
caand; also
समन्दरान्samandarānwith the Mandaras; together with the Mandaras
काम्बोजान्kāmbojānof the Kambojas; [the people] of Kamboja
वाटधानान्vāṭadhānānof the Vatadhanas; [the people of] the Vatadhanas
caand; also
चोलान्colānof the Cholas; [the people] of the Cholas
पाण्ड्यान्pāṇḍyānof the Pandyas; [the people] of the Pandyas
caand; also
संजयsaṃjayaO Sanjaya
त्रिगर्तान्trigartānof the Trigartas; [the people of] the Trigartas
मालवान्mālavānof the Malavas; [the people of] the Malavas
caand; also
एवevaindeed; even
दरदान्daradānof the Daradas; [the people of] the Daradas
caand; also
सुदुर्जयान्sudurjayānhard to conquer; unconquerable
नानादिग्भ्यःnānādigbhyaḥfrom various quarters [of the world]; from all ends
caand; also
संप्राप्तान्saṃprāptānhaving arrived [descended upon him]; having gathered
व्रातान्vrātānhordes [multitudes]; swarms
अश्वशकान्aśvaśakān[the peoples] of the Ashvakas and Shakas; the Ashvakas and Shakas
प्रतिpratiagainst [him]; [who had descended] upon him
जितवान्jitavānconquered; overcame
पुण्डरीकाक्षःpuṇḍarīkākṣaḥthe lotus-eyed [Krishna]; [Krishna,] whose eyes are the white lotus
यवनान्yavanānof the Yavanas; [the people of] the Yavanas
caand; also
सहानुगान्sahānugāntogether with [their] retainers; along with [their] followers
Translation

The Angas, Vangas, Kalingas and Magadhas, the Kashis and Kosalas, the Vatsas, Gargas, Karushas and Pundras, [Krishna] conquered in battle; the Avantyas and the southerners, the mountain-dwellers, the Dasherakas, the Kashmirakas, the Aurasakas, the Pishachas together with the Mandaras; the Kambojas, the Vatadhanas, the Cholas and Pandyas, O Sanjaya, the Trigartas, the Malavas, and the unconquerable Daradas; and the swarms of the Ashvakas and Shakas, gathered from every quarter of the world, who had descended upon him, the lotus-eyed [Krishna] overcame, and the Yavanas together with their retainers.

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