Shloka 296

Devanagari script

सर्वपार्थिववीराणां संनिधौ पूजयन्निव । राजन! उस जलसे तृप्त होकर शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मने अर्जुनसे समस्त वीरनरेशोंके समीप उनकी प्रशंसा करते हुए इस प्रकार कहा--

Transliteration

sarvapārthivavīrāṇāṁ sannidhau pūjayann iva | rājan! us jalase tṛptaḥ śāntanunandanaḥ bhīṣmaḥ arjunase samasta vīranareśoṁke samīpa unakī praśaṁsā karate hue isa prakāra kahā—

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, as though honoring him in the very presence of all the warrior-kings, Bhīṣma—the son of Śāntanu—having been satisfied by that ceremonial offering, spoke to Arjuna, praising him before the assembled heroes.

Word by Word

• सर्व: of all
• सर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पार्थिव: kings, rulers
• पार्थिव: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वीराणाम्: of heroes
• वीराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• संनिधौ: in the presence
• संनिधौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पूजयन्: praising / honoring
• पूजयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīṣma
• Arjuna
• Śāntanu
• warrior-kings (pārthivas)
• assembled heroes/warriors (vīras)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical function of honor in a warrior society: true valor and right conduct are affirmed publicly before peers and rulers, making praise a moral endorsement and a standard for the community, not merely personal flattery.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma, satisfied after a ceremonial offering/refreshment, addresses Arjuna and praises him in front of all the assembled warrior-kings, as though formally honoring him.