Shloka 81
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
Devanagari script
तमारूढं तु देवेशं तुष्टवु: परमर्षय:
Transliteration
tam ārūḍhaṃ tu deveśaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ paramarṣayaḥ
Translation
তখন পরমর্ষিগণ আরোহিত দেবেশের স্তব করলেন।
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आरूढम्mounted/ascended (upon)
आरूढम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआ-रुह्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
देवेशम्the lord of the gods
देवेशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवेश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तुष्टुवुःpraised
तुष्टुवुः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
परमर्षयःthe great sages
परमर्षयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरमर्षि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
द
देवेश (Lord of the gods)प
परमर्षयः (supreme sages)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
The verse highlights the ethical-religious principle that rightful power and cosmic order (dharma) are ultimately grounded in the divine; even the greatest sages respond with reverent praise, modeling humility and recognition of higher authority amid conflict.
Bhīṣma (the speaker) reports that the supreme sages extol the Lord of the gods at the moment he mounts/ascends his vehicle or seat, marking a solemn, approving acknowledgment of divine presence and action within the unfolding events.