Shloka 35
Devanagari script
ततो नृपा: समाजहुस्तनूनि च मृदूनि च । उपधानानि मुख्यानि नैच्छत् तानि पितामह:
Transliteration
tato nṛpāḥ samājahus tanūni ca mṛdūni ca | upadhānāni mukhyāni naicchat tāni pitāmahaḥ ||
Translation
तब राजाओं ने उत्तम, कोमल और महीन वस्त्रों के बने हुए बहुत-से तकिये ला दिए; परन्तु पितामह भीष्म ने उन्हें स्वीकार करना नहीं चाहा।
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
नृपाःkings
नृपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समाजहुःbrought, fetched together
समाजहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आ + हृ (हर्)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
तनूनिthin, fine
तनूनि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतनु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मृदूनिsoft, tender
मृदूनि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उपधानानिpillows, cushions
उपधानानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउपधान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
मुख्यानिexcellent, choice
मुख्यानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमुख्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
ऐच्छत्desired, wished (to take)
ऐच्छत्:
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (इच्छ्)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तानिthose (things)
तानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
पितामहःthe grandsire (Bhīṣma)
पितामहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)N
nṛpāḥ (kings)U
upadhāna (pillows/cushions)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
Bhīṣma’s refusal of luxurious comfort highlights steadfastness in dharma and self-discipline: even in pain he maintains the austerity and dignity expected of a great kṣatriya elder, valuing principle over ease.
After Bhīṣma has fallen and lies suffering, the surrounding kings bring fine, soft pillows to ease him; Bhīṣma declines them, choosing to endure without accepting such comforts.