Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तस्य तन्मतमाज्ञाय पाण्डव: सत्यदर्शन: । भीष्मं प्रति ययौ राजा संग्रामे सह सूंजयै:,भीष्मके इस अभिप्रायको जानकर सत्यदर्शी पाण्डुनन्दन राजा युधिष्ठिर रणभूमिमें सूंजयवीरोंको साथ ले भीष्मकी ओर आगे बढ़े

Transliteration

tasya tan-matam ājñāya pāṇḍavaḥ satya-darśanaḥ | bhīṣmaṃ prati yayau rājā saṅgrāme saha sūñjayaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Understanding Bhīṣma’s intention, the truth-seeing Pāṇḍava king (Yudhiṣṭhira) advanced on the battlefield toward Bhīṣma, accompanied by the Sṛñjaya warriors—moved by duty and the resolve to act rightly even amid war.

Word by Word

तस्यof him/that (person)

तत्that

मतम्opinion, intention

आज्ञायhaving known

पाण्डवःthe Pandava (Yudhiṣṭhira)

सत्यदर्शनःtruth-seeing, truthful in vision

भीष्मम्Bhīṣma

प्रतिtowards

ययौwent

राजाthe king

संग्रामेin battle

सहtogether with

सूंजयैःwith the Sṛñjayas (warriors)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

स

संजय (Sañjaya)

भ

भीष्म (Bhīṣma)

प

पाण्डव (Pāṇḍava—Yudhiṣṭhira implied)

र

राजा युधिष्ठिर (King Yudhiṣṭhira—implied)

स

सूंजय/सृञ्जय (Sūñjaya/Sṛñjaya warriors)

स

संग्राम (battlefield)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, righteous leadership requires clear discernment of intention and steadfast commitment to truth (satya). Yudhiṣṭhira’s movement toward Bhīṣma reflects acting from dharma—seeking the right course amid moral complexity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, having understood Bhīṣma’s intention, advances on the battlefield toward Bhīṣma, accompanied by the Sṛñjaya warriors—signaling a deliberate engagement shaped by strategy and ethical resolve.