Shloka 9
भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः
Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify
Devanagari script
पुत्राणां व्यसन मन्ये ध्रुवं प्राप्त सुदारुणम्
Transliteration
putrāṇāṁ vyasanaṁ manye dhruvaṁ prāptaṁ sudāruṇam
Translation
मुझे लगता है कि मेरे पुत्रों पर निश्चय ही अत्यन्त भयंकर विपत्ति आ पड़ी है।
Word by Word
पुत्राणाम्of (my/our) sons
पुत्राणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
व्यसनम्calamity, misfortune
व्यसनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्यसन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मन्येI think, I consider
मन्ये:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमन्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Atmanepada
ध्रुवम्certainly, surely
ध्रुवम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्तम्obtained, come upon (us/them)
प्राप्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormPast Passive Participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
सुदारुणम्very dreadful, extremely harsh
सुदारुणम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदारुण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛtarāṣṭraH
his sons (the Kauravas)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
Actions rooted in adharma and attachment lead to predictable suffering; Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s words underline the inevitability of consequences when moral counsel is ignored.
In the Bhīṣma Parva war setting, Dhṛtarāṣṭra reacts with foreboding and sorrow, concluding that a severe and certain disaster has come upon his sons as the battle’s grim outcomes become apparent.