Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1/Verse 5

Chapter 1/Verse 5

धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान् ।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः ॥१-५॥

dhṛṣṭaketuścekitānaḥ kāśirājaśca vīryavān ।

purujitkuntibhojaśca śaibyaśca narapuṅgavaḥ ॥1-5॥

Dhṛṣṭaketu, Cekitāna, and the mighty Kāśirāja. Purujit, Kuntibhoja, and Śaibya, the man-bull.

dhṛṣṭaketus (stem form: dhṛṣṭaketu) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Dhṛṣṭaketu

cekitānas (stem form: cekitāna) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Cekitāna

kāśirājas (masculine, nominative, singular) = Kāśirāja

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and

vīryavān (stem form: vīryavat) (nominative, singular) = mighty

purujit (stem form: purujit) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Purujit

kuntibhojas (stem form: kuntibhoja) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Kuntibhoja

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and

śaibyas (stem form: śaibya) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Śaibya

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and

narapuṅgavas (stem form: narapuṅgava) (nara + puṅgava) (bahuvrihī compound, masculine, nominative, singular) = man-bull

There seems to be a mistranslation in many common texts with the word “kāśirājas”. Many translations interpret this word as “King of Kāśi”, but this is incorrect given the case ending is incorrect for this version of the translation. “King of kāśi” is properly spelled “kāśirājā” and not “kāśirājas”. I will follow the lead of a translation that I found that simply uses “kāśirājas” as a name.