Shloka 39

भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः

Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas

Devanagari script

दुःखानि वनवासे वा किं नु मे सुकृतं भवेत्‌ । 'प्रभो! अवध्य महापुरुषोंका वध करके नरकसे भी बढ़कर निन्दनीय राज्य प्राप्त करूँ अथवा वनवासमें रहकर कष्ट भोगूँ--इन दोनोंमें कौन मेरे लिये पुण्य-दायक होगा? ।। ३८ -॥] चोदयाश्वान्‌ यतो भीष्म: करिष्ये वचनं तव

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | codayāśvān yato bhīṣmaḥ kariṣye vacanaṃ tava ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Which would be merit for me: to slay great men who ought not to be slain and gain a kingdom more blameworthy than hell, or to dwell in forest exile and endure suffering?” Then he said: “Urge on the horses and drive the chariot to where Bhīṣma is; I shall do as you command.”

Word by Word

• {'sañjaya uvāca': 'Sanjaya said', 'codayāśvān': 'urge on the horses

• set the horses in motion (imperative)', 'yato': 'to where

• whither', 'bhīṣmaḥ': 'Bhishma (the grandsire of the Kurus)', 'kariṣye': 'I shall do

• I will carry out', 'vacanam': 'word

• instruction', 'tava': 'your'}

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhishma
• horses
• chariot