महाभारत · 7.6.4–5
॥
देवनागरी
कृपश् च कृतवर्मा च चित्रसेनो विविंशतिः ॥
दुःशासनमुखा यत्ताः सव्यं पार्श्वम् अपालयन् ॥
तेषां प्रपक्षाः काम्बोजाः सुदक्षिणपुरःसराः ॥
ययुर् अश्वैर् महावेगैः शकाश् च यवनैः सह ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
kṛpaś ca kṛtavarmā ca citraseno viviṃśatiḥ ||
duḥśāsanamukhā yattāḥ savyaṃ pārśvam apālayan ||
teṣāṃ prapakṣāḥ kāmbojāḥ sudakṣiṇapuraḥsarāḥ ||
yayur aśvair mahāvegaiḥ śakāś ca yavanaiḥ saha ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
कृपःkṛpaḥKripa; the teacher Kripa
चcaand; also
कृतवर्माkṛtavarmāKritavarman; the warrior Kritavarman
चcaand; also
चित्रसेनःcitrasenaḥChitrasena; your son Chitrasena
विविंशतिःviviṃśatiḥVivimshati; your son Vivimshati
दुःशासनमुखाःduḥśāsanamukhāḥheaded by Duhshasana; led by Duhshasana
यत्ताःyattāḥprepared; vigilant [at the ready]
सव्यम्savyamleft; on the left
पार्श्वम्pārśvamwing [flank]; side
अपालयन्apālayanguarded; defended
तेषाम्teṣāmtheir; among them
प्रपक्षाःprapakṣāḥoutermost flank [wing-behind-wing]; flanking guard
काम्बोजाःkāmbojāḥthe Kambojas; warriors of Kamboja
सुदक्षिणपुरःसराःsudakṣiṇapuraḥsarāḥheaded by Sudakshina; led by Sudakshina
ययुःyayuḥset forth; advanced
अश्वैःaśvaiḥon horses; with horses
महावेगैःmahāvegaiḥswift-footed; fleet
शकाःśakāḥthe Shakas; the people of the Shakas
चcaand; also
यवनैःyavanaiḥwith the Yavanas; with the warriors of the Yavanas
सहsahatogether; along with
अनुवाद
Kripa, Kritavarman, Chitrasena, and Vivimshati, led by Duhshasana, stood ready and defended the left wing. Their flanking guard was the Kambojas headed by Sudakshina, advancing on swift horses, together with the Shakas and the Yavanas.
संस्करण
87595542dd13 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 2:46:26 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
In the ranks of the Kauravas gather peoples from every corner of the earth — Gandharans, Kambojas, Shakas, Yavanas: an unrighteous cause knows how to rally many beneath its banners, for power and wealth draw allies. But the multitude and variety of an army are no sign of righteousness — indeed, the epic has shown more than once that even the greatest hosts perish when they stand for adharma. The verse teaches that an abundance of allies and the breadth of a coalition are no proof that a cause is just; that evil possessed of power easily gathers multitudes around itself; and that the outcome is decided not by the number of peoples, but by which side dharma and its unseen Guardian stand on.