Shloka 25
Devanagari script
उत्तिष्ठ राजन् युद्धयस्व वह गुर्वी धुरं विभो
Transliteration
uttiṣṭha rājan yudhyasva vaha gurvīṃ dhuraṃ vibho
Translation
قال سانجيا: «انهضْ أيها الملك، وخُضِ القتال. يا ذا البأس، احملْ العبءَ الثقيل الذي وقع عليك».
Word by Word
उत्तिष्ठrise up; stand up
उत्तिष्ठ:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (उत् + स्था)
Formलोट् (imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम, एकवचनम्
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्
युद्धयस्वfight; engage in battle
युद्धयस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
Formलोट् (imperative), आत्मनेपदम्, मध्यम, एकवचनम्
वहbear; carry; undertake
वह:
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
Formलोट् (imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम, एकवचनम्
गुर्वीम्heavy; weighty
गुर्वीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगुर्वी (गुरु)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्
धुरम्burden; yoke; responsibility
धुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधुर्/धुरा (धुरम्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्
विभोO mighty one; O lord
विभो:
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied addressee)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A ruler must not collapse under fear or grief; he must shoulder the ‘heavy yoke’ of responsibility and act according to kṣatriya-dharma, even when the consequences are severe.
Sañjaya addresses the king, urging him to rouse himself and face the ongoing war, emphasizing that the situation demands endurance and decisive engagement rather than paralysis.