Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ततः शिखण्डी पाज्चाल्य: पुंस्त्वमासाद्य पार्थिव । विवेश नगरं हृष्ट: पितरं च समासदत्‌,राजन! इस प्रकार पुरुषत्व पाकर पांचालराजकुमार शिखण्डी बड़े हर्षके साथ नगरमें आया और अपने पितासे मिला

Transliteration

tataḥ śikhaṇḍī pāñcālyaḥ puṁstvam āsādya pārthiva | viveśa nagaraṁ hṛṣṭaḥ pitaraṁ ca samāsadat ||

Translation

Then Śikhaṇḍī, the Pāñcāla prince, having attained manhood, joyfully entered the city and met his father, O king.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• शिखण्डी: Shikhaṇḍī
• शिखण्डी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पाञ्चाल्यः: the Pāñcāla prince
• पाञ्चाल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पुंस्त्वम्: manhood
• पुंस्त्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस्त्व
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• आसाद्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वान्त), 'having attained/obtained'

• पार्थिव: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• विवेश: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + विश्
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• नगरम्: the city
• नगरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• हृष्टः: delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• पितरम्: his father
• पितरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable

• समासदत्: met/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + सद्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śikhaṇḍī
• Pāñcāla
• the city (nagara)
• Śikhaṇḍī's father
• the king addressed as pārthiva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the linkage between personal status and dharma: once Śikhaṇḍī attains the socially recognized capacity of manhood, he returns with confidence to his community and lineage, signaling readiness to assume kṣatriya responsibilities that will bear ethical consequences in the coming conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that Śikhaṇḍī, after obtaining manhood, happily enters the city and meets his father—marking a turning point in Śikhaṇḍī’s life and positioning him for later participation in the events leading to the Kurukṣetra war.