Shloka 24

Adhyāya 112: Bhīṣma-prati Arjunasya Pravṛttiḥ

Arjuna’s Forward Drive Toward Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच एवमुक्तो महाराज पिता देवब्रतस्तव । चिन्तयित्वा मुहूर्त तु कृत्वा निश्चयमात्मन:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca evam ukto mahārāja pitā devavratas tava | cintayitvā muhūrtaṁ tu kṛtvā niścayam ātmanaḥ ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: «هكذا خوطِبَ، أيها الملك العظيم، فأبوك ديفافراتا (بيشما) ما لبث أن تفكّر هنيهة، ثم عقد في نفسه عزماً راسخاً.»

Word by Word

संजयःSanjaya

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been addressed/said to

महाराजO great king

पिताfather

देवव्रतःDevavrata (Bhishma)

तवyour

चिन्तयित्वाhaving reflected

मुहूर्तम्for a moment

तुbut/indeed

कृत्वाhaving made

निश्चयम्a decision

आत्मनःof himself / in his mind

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Devavrata (Bhīṣma)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical deliberation: a righteous leader does not act impulsively but reflects briefly and then commits to a clear resolve, aligning action with duty (dharma) amid crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Devavrata (Bhīṣma), after being spoken to, pauses to consider and then makes a firm internal decision, preparing to act in the unfolding war context.