Shloka 9

भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal

Devanagari script

भार्यार्थ तां च जग्राह पार्थ: कामवशानुगाम्‌ । एवमेष समुत्पन्न: परपक्षे&र्जुनात्मज:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

bhāryārthaṃ tāṃ ca jagrāha pārthaḥ kāmavaśānugām |

evam eṣa samutpannaḥ parapakṣe 'rjunātmajaḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya berkata: Demi menjadikannya istri, Pārtha (Arjuna) menerima gadis Nāga itu yang telah berada di bawah kuasa hasrat. Dari persatuan itulah lahir putra Arjuna ini, yang kini berdiri di pihak lawan.

Word by Word

• भार्यार्थम्: as husband (for husbandhood)
• भार्यार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्यार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• जग्राह: took, accepted
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कामवशानुगाम्: following the sway of desire
• कामवशानुगाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामवशानुगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समुत्पन्नः: arisen, born
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उत्-पद् (धातु) → समुत्पन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• परपक्षे: in the other side/party
• परपक्षे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परपक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अर्जुनात्मजः: Arjuna's son
• अर्जुनात्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुनात्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Nāga maiden (Nāgakanyā)
• Arjuna's son (Arjunātmaja) on the opposing side

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how personal desire and marital choices can shape lineage and later political or wartime allegiance; birth and upbringing (especially maternal affiliation) can influence where one stands in a conflict, raising ethical reflection on responsibility, attachment, and consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya explains the origin of a warrior who is presently in the enemy camp: Arjuna accepted a Nāga maiden as a wife, and from that union a son was born; the son’s later alignment is connected to his maternal side and upbringing.