Shloka 89

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच ते तु ज्ञात्वा ततः पार्था जग्मु: स्वशिबिरं प्रति । अभिवाद्य महात्मानं भीष्म॑ कुरुपितामहम्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca te tu jñātvā tataḥ pārthā jagmuḥ svaśibiraṃ prati | abhivādya mahātmānaṃ bhīṣmaṃ kurupitāmaham ||

Translation

Sanjaya berkata: Setelah memahami hal itu, para putra Pandu pun kembali ke perkemahan mereka. Mereka memberi hormat kepada Bhishma yang berhati agung, sang pitamaha Kuru, lalu mengundurkan diri.

Word by Word

संजयःSanjaya

उवाचsaid

तेthey

तुbut/indeed

ज्ञात्वाhaving known

ततःthen/from there

पार्थाःthe sons of Pritha (Pandavas)

जग्मुःwent

स्वtheir own

शिबिरम्camp

प्रतिtowards

अभिवाद्यhaving saluted

महात्मानम्the great-souled one

भीष्मम्Bhishma

कुरुपितामहम्the grandsire of the Kurus

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)

Bhīṣma

Kurus

śibira (camp)

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?

Even in a righteous war, dharma requires restraint and respect: the Pāṇḍavas honor Bhīṣma as an elder and revered grandsire, showing that ethical conduct and reverence are not abandoned amid conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

After grasping what has been conveyed in the preceding context, the Pāṇḍavas depart and return to their own encampment, first offering salutations to Bhīṣma, the Kuru grandsire.