Shloka 276

Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरं समासाद्य सर्वतः पर्यवारयत्‌ । भीष्मने सैनिकोंसहित आपके पुत्रोंके साथ संगठित होकर युद्धमें राजा युधिष्ठिरके पास जाकर उन्हें सब ओरसे घेर लिया

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhiraṃ samāsādya sarvataḥ paryavārayat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having advanced up to King Yudhiṣṭhira, he surrounded him on all sides. In the press of battle, Bhīṣma—together with the soldiers and in concert with your sons—closed in around Yudhiṣṭhira, seeking to hem him in and overpower him.

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira (as object)
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समासाद्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having approached/reached

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• पर्यवारयत्: surrounded/encircled
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-आ-√वृ (वारयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons (Kauravas)
• soldiers (sainika)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how dharma is tested amid conflict: even the most righteous leader can be placed under extreme tactical pressure, and ethical resolve must be maintained while facing coordinated force and intimidation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīṣma, supported by the Kaurava forces and aligned with Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, advances to Yudhiṣṭhira and surrounds him from all sides as a battlefield maneuver to isolate and subdue him.