Shloka 39

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

भीष्मप्रतापात्‌ कुरवो नयेनान्धकवृष्णय: । यज्ञ तस्य वशे जग्मु: केवलं दैवमेव तत्‌,भीष्मजीके प्रतापसे कुरुवंशी और नीतिबलसे अंधक-वृष्णिवंशके लोग जो जरासंधके वशमें नहीं पड़े, वह केवल दैवयोग था

Transliteration

bhīṣma-pratāpāt kuravo nayenāndhaka-vṛṣṇayaḥ | yajas tasya vaśe jagmuḥ kevalaṃ daivam eva tat ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “By Bhīṣma’s prowess and by the Kurus’ statesmanship, the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis did not come under his control; that outcome was due solely to destiny.”

Word by Word

• भीष्मप्रतापात्: from/owing to Bhishma's prowess
• भीष्मप्रतापात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म-प्रताप
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• कुरवः: the Kurus
• कुरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नयेन: by policy/strategy
• नयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अन्धकवृष्णयः: the Andhakas and Vrishnis
• अन्धकवृष्णयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक-वृष्णि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him/of that (one)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वशे: under control/in subjection
• वशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• जग्मुः: went/entered (came under)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• केवलम्: only/merely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल

• दैवम्: fate/divine dispensation
• दैवम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तत्: that (was)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīṣma
• Kuru (Kaurava side / Kuru dynasty)
• Andhakas
• Vṛṣṇis