Shloka 73

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः

Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma

Devanagari script

युधिछिर उवाच ब्रूहि तस्मादुपायं नो यथा युद्धे जयेमहि

Transliteration

Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: brūhi tasmād upāyaṃ no yathā yuddhe jayemahi.

Translation

قال يُدْهِشْثِيرَا: «فأخبرْنا إذن بالوسيلة التي بها نغلب في هذه الحرب.»

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ब्रूहि: tell (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्मात्: therefore / from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• उपायम्: means, method
• उपायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: 1st, Dative/Genitive, Plural

• यथा: so that / in such a way that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• जयेमहि: we may win / may we conquer
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Optative, 1st, Plural, Atmanepada

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, a righteous king seeks a clear and responsible means (upāya) rather than acting blindly; victory is pursued through counsel and discernment, ideally aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira, facing the crisis of the Kurukṣetra conflict, asks for practical guidance—requesting a method or strategy by which the Pāṇḍavas can secure victory in the battle.