Shloka 18

भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः

Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify

Devanagari script

नते युद्धान्निवर्तन्ते धर्मोपेता महाबला: । श्रिया परमया युक्ता यतो धर्मस्ततो जय:,वे युद्धसे कभी पीछे नहीं हटते हैं। धर्मबलसे सम्पन्न होनेके कारण ही वे महाबली और उत्तम समृद्धिसे युक्त हैं। जहाँ धर्म होता है, उसी पक्षकी विजय होती है

Transliteration

na te yuddhān nivartante dharmopetā mahābalāḥ | śriyā paramayā yuktā yato dharmas tato jayaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Such mighty men, grounded in dharma, do not turn back from battle. Because they are sustained by the power of righteousness, they are truly great in strength and endowed with the highest prosperity. For where dharma stands, there victory follows.”

Word by Word

नnot

तेthey

युद्धात्from battle

निवर्तन्तेturn back/retreat

धर्मोपेताःendowed with dharma

महाबलाःvery strong/mighty

श्रियाwith prosperity/splendour

परमयाsupreme, highest

युक्ताःjoined/endowed

यतःwhere/whence

धर्मःdharma, righteousness

ततःthere/then; from that side

जयःvictory

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संजय उवाच

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Sanjaya

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