Verse 1.5

धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान् ।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः ॥

1.5

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭaketuścekitānaḥ kāśirājaśca vīryavān |

purujitkuntibhojaśca śaibyaśca narapuṅgavaḥ ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

"Dhrishtaketu, chekitana and the valiant king of Kasi, Purujit and Kuntibhoja and Saibya, the best men.

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Word by word

Dhrishtaketu
Chekitana
the king of Kashi
and
valiant

Purujit
Kuntibhoja
and
Shaibya
and
best among men

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

The list continues with allies who joined the Pandavas from many kingdoms. Dhrishtaketu is the king of Chedi, son of Shishupala whom Krishna had slain, yet he fights on Krishna's side. Chekitana is a Yadava hero. The king of Kashi rules the ancient city of Varanasi. Purujit and Kuntibhoja are brothers connected to Kunti, the Pandavas' mother, who was raised in Kuntibhoja's house. Shaibya is the king of the Shibis. The variety of names shows how widely the conflict has drawn in the rulers of the land.