Shloka 24
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
न मृत्युसेनामायान्तीं जातु कश्चित् प्रबाधते
Transliteration
na mṛtyusenām āyāntīṁ jātu kaścit prabādhate
Translation
Bhīṣma sprach: „Niemand kann jemals das heranrückende Heer des Todes aufhalten.“
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मृत्युसेनाम्the army of Death
मृत्युसेनाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्युसेना
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आयान्तीम्coming, approaching
आयान्तीम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआ-या
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Feminine, Accusative, Singular
जातुever, at any time
जातु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootजातु
कश्चित्someone, anyone
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रबाधतेhinders, obstructs
प्रबाधते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-बाध्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
Mṛtyu (Death, personified)M
mṛtyusenā (army of Death)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
Death is inevitable and unstoppable; therefore one should focus on dharma, inner steadiness, and wise preparation rather than imagining that mortality can be defeated by force or avoidance.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhīṣma is teaching about the nature of life and time; he uses the image of Death’s ‘army’ advancing to emphasize that all beings are subject to mortality.