शकुनिः सौबलः शल्यः सैन्धवो ऽथ जयद्रथः ॥
विन्दानुविन्दाव् आवन्त्यौ काम्बोजश् च सुदक्षिणः ॥
श्रुतायुधश् च कालिङ्गो जयत्सेनश् च पार्थिवः ॥
बृहद्बलश् च कौशल्यः कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः ॥
दशैते पुरुषव्याघ्राः शूराः परिघबाहवः ॥
अक्षौहिणीनां पतयो यज्वानो भूरिदक्षिणाः ॥
एते चान्ये च बहवो दुर्योधनवशानुगाः ॥
राजानो राजपुत्राश् च नीतिमन्तो महाबलाः ॥
संनद्धाः समदृश्यन्त स्वेष्व् अनीकेष्व् अवस्थिताः ॥
बद्धकृष्णाजिनाः सर्वे ध्वजिनो मुञ्जमालिनः ॥
सृष्टा दुर्योधनस्यार्थे ब्रह्मलोकाय दीक्षिताः ॥
समृद्धा दश वाहिन्यः परिगृह्य व्यवस्थिताः ॥
एकादशी धार्तराष्ट्री कौरवाणां महाचमूः ॥
अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां यत्र शांतनवो ऽग्रणीः ॥
śakuniḥ saubalaḥ śalyaḥ saindhavo 'tha jayadrathaḥ ||
vindānuvindāv āvantyau kāmbojaś ca sudakṣiṇaḥ ||
śrutāyudhaś ca kāliṅgo jayatsenaś ca pārthivaḥ ||
bṛhadbalaś ca kauśalyaḥ kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ ||
daśaite puruṣavyāghrāḥ śūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ ||
akṣauhiṇīnāṃ patayo yajvāno bhūridakṣiṇāḥ ||
ete cānye ca bahavo duryodhanavaśānugāḥ ||
rājāno rājaputrāś ca nītimanto mahābalāḥ ||
saṃnaddhāḥ samadṛśyanta sveṣv anīkeṣv avasthitāḥ ||
baddhakṛṣṇājināḥ sarve dhvajino muñjamālinaḥ ||
sṛṣṭā duryodhanasyārthe brahmalokāya dīkṣitāḥ ||
samṛddhā daśa vāhinyaḥ parigṛhya vyavasthitāḥ ||
ekādaśī dhārtarāṣṭrī kauravāṇāṃ mahācamūḥ ||
agrataḥ sarvasainyānāṃ yatra śāṃtanavo 'graṇīḥ ||
Shakuni son of Subala, Shalya, Jayadratha of Sindhu, Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, Sudakshina of Kamboja, Shrutayudha of Kalinga, king Jayatsena, Brihadbala of Koshala, and Kritavarman of the Satvatas — these ten tigers among men, heroes with arms like iron bars, were lords of akshauhinis, performers of sacrifices with rich gifts. These and many other kings and princes, prudent and mighty, followers of Duryodhana's will, stood armed in their ranks. All of them bore banners, wore black antelope skins, and were wreathed with munja grass, as though consecrated for the world of Brahma and destined for Duryodhana's cause. Ten abundant armies took up their positions, while the eleventh, the great army of the sons of Dhritarashtra and the Kauravas, stood before all the forces, where the son of Shantanu was the leader.
390c3e04936d · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 8:47:27 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The roll call of kings underscores the scale of support behind Duryodhana: sacrificers, rulers, and princes of many lands stand with him. Yet their consecration "for the world of Brahma" rings tragic — an outward readiness to die does not purify the unrighteous cause for which they have gathered.