The young ones are here too

drupado draupadeyāśca sarvaśaḥ pṛthivīpatesaubhadraśca mahābāhuḥ śaṅkhāndadhmuḥ pṛthakpṛthak

Drupada, the sons of Draupadi, and the strong-armed son of Subhadra, each blew his own conch, O king.

What it means

The list ends with family. King Drupada, father of Draupadi. Her five young sons. And Abhimanyu, Arjuna's son by Subhadra, still a teenager. Each blows his own conch, one after another. Sanjaya addresses Dhritarashtra as lord of the earth, as if to say, look who is here.

The story

Listeners who know the Mahabharata feel a chill here. Abhimanyu will fight with astonishing courage and will not survive the war. Neither will Draupadi's sons. Sanjaya does not say it. He simply lets their young voices sound.

In your life

Picture parents at an airport, waving off a son or daughter heading to their first job overseas. Pride and fear in the same breath. Tell the young people in your life you're proud of them. Say it now.