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Shloka 5

भीष्मस्य सेनापत्यप्रतिज्ञा तथा रथसंख्यावर्णनम् | Bhishma Accepts Command and Enumerates Kaurava Strength

स त्वं परेषां वीर्येण मन्यसे वीर्यमात्मन: । स्वयं कापुरुषो मूढ परांश्व क्षेप्तुमिच्छसि,'मूढ़! तू दूसरोंके पराक्रमसे ही अपनेको बल-पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न मानता है और स्वयं कायर होकर दूसरोंपर आक्षेप करना चाहता है

sa tvaṁ pareṣāṁ vīryeṇa manyase vīryam ātmanaḥ | svayaṁ kāpuruṣo mūḍha parāṁś ca kṣeptum icchasi ||

Sañjaya sprach: Du hältst deine eigene Kraft nur deshalb für Kraft, weil sie aus der Tapferkeit anderer geborgt ist. Doch du selbst bist ein Feigling, ein Verblendeter, und willst dennoch anderen Vorwürfe entgegenschleudern.

सःhe/that (person)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
परेषाम्of others
परेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
वीर्येणby valor/strength
वीर्येण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मन्यसेyou think/consider
मन्यसे:
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
वीर्यम्valor/strength
वीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आत्मनःof yourself
आत्मनः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
स्वयम्yourself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
कापुरुषःcoward
कापुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकापुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मूढO fool/deluded one
मूढ:
TypeAdjective
Rootमूढ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
परान्others
परान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
क्षेप्तुम्to revile/throw blame at
क्षेप्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootक्षिप्
FormTumun (infinitive)
इच्छसिyou desire/wish
इच्छसि:
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (इच्छति)
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya

Educational Q&A

True strength is not borrowed prestige; ethical conduct requires humility and restraint in speech. One who lacks personal courage yet attacks others with blame is censured as deluded and dishonorable.

Sanjaya delivers a sharp moral rebuke, accusing the addressed person of claiming strength through others’ prowess while personally being cowardly, and of trying to malign others despite lacking genuine merit.