Shloka 18

भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः

Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal

Devanagari script

कृपश्च रथिनां श्रेष्ठ; कौरव्यममितौजसम्‌ | आरोपयद्‌ रथं राजन्‌ दुर्योधनममर्षणम्‌,राजन! इसी प्रकार रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ कृपाचार्यने अमर्षमें भरे हुए अमिततेजस्वी कुरुवंशी दुर्योधनको अपने रथपर चढ़ा लिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | kṛpaś ca rathināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ kauravyam amitaujasam | āropayad rathaṃ rājan duryodhanam amarṣaṇam ||

Translation

Wahai Raja, Kripa—yang terunggul di antara para kesatria kereta—menaikkan Duryodhana, pangeran Kuru yang berdaya tak terukur dan menyala oleh amarah, ke atas keretanya.

Word by Word

• कृपः: Kripa (Kripacharya)
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• रथिनाम्: of chariot-warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठः: best, foremost
• श्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कौरव्यम्: the Kaurava (scion of Kuru line)
• कौरव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अमितौजसम्: of immeasurable vigor
• अमितौजसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित-ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आरोपयत्: made (him) mount, placed (him) up
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दुर्योधनम्: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अमर्षणम्: unforbearing, wrathful
• अमर्षणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra
• Kripa (Kripacharya)
• Duryodhana
• Kaurava (Kuru lineage)
• Chariot

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how external support and institutional loyalty (a teacher-warrior aiding his prince) can empower action, while also hinting ethically that leadership driven by amarṣa (resentment) tends to intensify conflict and cloud discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Kripacharya, a leading chariot-fighter, assists Duryodhana—described as immensely powerful yet seething with indignation—to mount his chariot, preparing him for the unfolding battle events.