Shloka 47

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

भीष्म द्रोणं कृपं चैव महाराजं च बाह्विकम्‌ | द्रौ्णिंच सोमदत्तं च सर्वाश्ष भरतान्‌ प्रति

Transliteration

bhīṣmaṃ droṇaṃ kṛpaṃ caiva mahārājaṃ ca bāhvīkam | drauṇiṃ ca somadattaṃ ca sarvāṃś ca bharatān prati ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “(I shall address) Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Kṛpa; and also the king Bāhlīka; and Aśvatthāmā (son of Droṇa), and Somadatta—indeed all the Bharatas.” In this moment, Yudhiṣṭhira’s speech frames the coming appeal not as mere political bargaining but as a dharmic address to revered elders and kinsmen whose authority and conscience are central to restraining violence.

Word by Word

• भीष्मम्: Bhishma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृपम्: Kripa
• कृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• महाराजम्: the great king
• महाराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• बाह्विकम्: Bahlika (Bahvika)
• बाह्विकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्विक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रौणिम्: Drauni (Ashvatthaman, son of Drona)
• द्रौणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सोमदत्तम्: Somadatta
• सोमदत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भरतान्: the Bharatas
• भरतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रति: towards/against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Kṛpa
• Bāhlīka (Bāhvīka)
• Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi)
• Somadatta
• Bharatas (Kuru lineage)