Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

भीष्मो द्रोणश्न विप्रोडयं कृप: शारद्वतस्तथा । जानन्त्येते यथैवाहं वीर्यज्ञस्तस्य धीमत:,उस बुद्धिमान्‌ भीमके बल और पराक्रमको जैसे मैं जानता हूँ, उसी प्रकार ये भीष्म, विप्रवर द्रोणाचार्य तथा शरद्वानके पुत्र कृप भी जानते हैं

Transliteration

bhīṣmo droṇaś ca vipro 'yaṃ kṛpaḥ śāradvatas tathā | jānanty ete yathaivāhaṃ vīryajñas tasya dhīmataḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma, the Brahmin Droṇa, and Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat—these men too know, just as I do, the strength and prowess of that wise hero, Bhīma.

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

द्रोणःDrona

विप्रःthe brahmin (venerable one)

अयम्this (one)

कृपःKripa

शारद्वतःson/descendant of Sharadvat

तथाand also; likewise

जानन्तिknow

एतेthese (people)

यथाas; just as

एवindeed; exactly

अहम्I

वीर्यज्ञःknower of prowess

तस्यof him; his

धीमतःof the intelligent one

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Bhīṣma

Droṇa

Kṛpa

Śaradvat

Bhīma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes