Shloka 153

भीष्मदर्शनार्थं प्रस्थानम्

Departure to Behold Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

अतः पुरःसराश्षापि निवर्तन्तु धनंजय । युधिष्ठिर बोले--अनुपम तेजस्वी अर्जुन! मेरा श्रेष्ठ रथ जोतकर तैयार कराओ। आज सैनिकोंको हमारे साथ नहीं जाना चाहिये। केवल हमलोगोंको ही चलना है। धनंजय! धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ भीष्मजीको अधिक भीड़ बढ़ाकर कष्ट देना उचित नहीं है। अतः आगे चलनेवाले सैनिकोंको भी जानेके लिये मना कर देना चाहिये

Transliteration

ataḥ puraḥsarāś cāpi nivartantu dhanaṃjaya |

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Therefore, O Dhanaṃjaya, let even those who go in front turn back. Have my excellent chariot yoked and made ready. Today the troops should not accompany us; only we should go. It is not right to trouble Bhīṣma—foremost among the righteous—by increasing the crowd around him. Hence, the soldiers who would proceed ahead should also be told to return.”

Word by Word

अतःtherefore

पुरःसराःthose going in front; the vanguard

अपिalso/even

निवर्तन्तुlet them return/turn back

धनंजयO Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya)

Bhīṣma

chariot

soldiers/troops

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes