Shloka 28
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
भर्तुरर्थे च यः शूरो विक्रमेद् वाहिनीमुखे
Transliteration
bharturarthe ca yaḥ śūro vikramed vāhinīmukhe
Translation
Ambarīṣa said: “That hero who, for the sake of his lord, advances with valor into the very front of the army—such courage is the mark of loyal service and righteous resolve.”
Word by Word
भर्तुःof the husband/master
भर्तुः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अर्थेfor the sake/purpose
अर्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शूरःa hero, brave man
शूरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विक्रमेत्should advance/stride forth
विक्रमेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-क्रम्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वाहिनीमुखेat the front of the army
वाहिनीमुखे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवाहिनीमुख
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
अम्बरीष उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AmbarīṣaB
bhartṛ (lord/master/husband)V
vāhinī (army)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True heroism is defined not merely by fighting, but by steadfast loyalty and willingness to risk oneself for a rightful superior’s cause—an ethic of duty-bound courage.
In Śānti Parva’s discourse on dharma and conduct, Ambarīṣa describes the ideal brave man: one who, for his lord’s purpose, steps into the army’s forefront, exemplifying committed service in a martial context.