Shloka 22

Devanagari script

पितामहवच: श्रुत्वा त्वरमाणा महारथा: । उत्तमं जवमास्थाय प्रययुर्यत्र कौरव:,भीष्मकी यह बात सुनकर सब महारथी उत्तम वेगका आश्रय ले बड़ी उतावलीके साथ उस स्थानपर गये, जहाँ कुरुराज दुर्योधन मौजूद था

Transliteration

pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā tvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ | uttamaṃ javam āsthāya prayayur yatra kauravaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Hearing the words of the Grandsire Bhīṣma, the great chariot-warriors, filled with urgency, took up their swiftest pace and hastened to the place where the Kaurava king Duryodhana was present.

Word by Word

पितामहवचःthe grandsire's words

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

त्वरमाणाःhastening

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

उत्तमम्excellent

जवम्speed

आस्थायhaving resorted to / having assumed

प्रययुःthey went forth

यत्रwhere

कौरवःthe Kaurava (Duryodhana)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)

Mahārathas (great warriors)

Duryodhana (Kaurava)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the force of authoritative counsel in a dharma-bound society: when a revered elder and commander (Bhīṣma) speaks, responsible leaders respond without delay. It reflects disciplined allegiance and readiness to act in accordance with one’s role (kṣatriya duty) during crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, after hearing Bhīṣma’s words, the foremost warriors quickly set out at top speed to the location where Duryodhana was, indicating an urgent movement of commanders toward their king for coordination or response.