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Shloka 1

Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance

Devanagari script

[दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ७ ६ “लोक मिलाकर कुल ११४ ६ “लोक हैं।] #<०3८६>> | ब । बी जम अष्टाधिकशततमोब<् ध्याय: दसवें दिन उभयपक्षकी सेनाका रणके लिये प्रस्थान तथा भीष्म और शिखण्डीका समागम 4 शिखण्डीको भीष्मका वध करनेके लिये करना धृतराष्ट उवाच कथं शिखण्डी गाड्रेयमभ्यवर्तत संयुगे । पाण्डवांक्ष कथं भीष्मस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | kathaṁ śikhaṇḍī gāṅgeyam abhyavartata saṁyuge | pāṇḍavāṁś ca kathaṁ bhīṣmas tan mamācakṣva sañjaya ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra dit : «Dis-moi, Sañjaya : comment Śikhaṇḍī s’avança-t-il contre Bhīṣma, fils de la Gaṅgā, au cœur de la mêlée ? Et comment Bhīṣma, en retour, pressa-t-il son attaque contre les Pāṇḍava ? Décris-moi tout cela.»

Word by Word

धृतराष्ट्रःDhṛtarāṣṭra

उवाचsaid

कथम्how

शिखण्डीŚikhaṇḍī

गाङ्ग्रेयम्the son of Gaṅgā (Bhīṣma)

अभ्यवर्ततattacked, advanced against

संयुगेin battle

पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas

चand

कथम्how

भीष्मःBhīṣma

तत्that (matter)

ममto me / of me

आचक्ष्वtell, relate

संजयO Sañjaya

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Sañjaya

Śikhaṇḍī

Bhīṣma

Gaṅgā

Pāṇḍavas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a dharmic and ethical tension within warfare: the king seeks a precise account of how a pivotal confrontation unfolds, highlighting that actions in battle are not merely tactical but morally charged—especially when renowned elders like Bhīṣma face complex opponents such as Śikhaṇḍī.

What is happening in the narrative?

At the opening of this chapter, Dhṛtarāṣṭra questions Sañjaya about the tenth day’s crucial engagement: how Śikhaṇḍī moved to confront Bhīṣma on the battlefield, and how Bhīṣma counterattacked the Pāṇḍava forces.