Shloka 5

अध्याय १६९ — भीष्मस्य पाण्डवसेनाप्रशंसा तथा शिखण्डिविषये नियमः

Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Pāṇḍava Forces and His Constraint Regarding Śikhaṇḍin

Devanagari script

उत्तमौजास्तथा राजन्‌ रथोदारो मतो मम । युधामन्युश्व विक्रान्तो रथोदारो मतो मम,राजन! उत्तमौजाको भी मैं उदार रथी मानता हूँ। पराक्रमी युधामन्यु भी मेरे मतमें एक श्रेष्ठ रथी हैं

Transliteration

uttamaujās tathā rājan rathodāro mato mama | yudhāmanyuś ca vikrānto rathodāro mato mama ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “O King, in my judgment Uttamaujā is a noble chariot-warrior; and the valiant Yudhāmanyu too, in my judgment, is a noble chariot-warrior.”

Word by Word

उत्तमौजाःUttamaujas (a warrior)

तथाalso/likewise

राजन्O king

रथोदाराḥexcellent charioteer / eminent in chariot-fighting

मतःconsidered/held (to be)

ममof me / in my (opinion)

युधामन्युःYudhamanyu (a warrior)

चand

विक्रान्तःvaliant, mighty

रथोदाराḥexcellent charioteer / eminent in chariot-fighting

मतःconsidered/held (to be)

ममof me / in my (opinion)

राजन्O king

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Uttamaujā

Yudhāmanyu

the King (rājan, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra in context)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes