Shloka 30

Devanagari script

व्युपरम्य ततो युद्धाद्‌ योधा: शतसहस्रश: । उपतस्थुर्महात्मानं प्रजापतिमिवामरा:,तदनन्तर लाखों योद्धा युद्धसे विरत होकर जैसे देवता प्रजापतिकी सेवामें उपस्थित होते हैं, उसी प्रकार महात्मा भीष्मके पास आये

Transliteration

vyuparamya tato yuddhād yodhāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ | upatasthur mahātmānaṃ prajāpativ ivāmarāḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Then, ceasing from the battle, warriors by the hundreds of thousands approached the great-souled Bhishma, just as the gods attend upon Prajapati. The verse underscores a momentary suspension of violence and a shift from combat to reverent attendance upon a revered elder, highlighting the moral weight of Bhishma’s stature even amid war.

Word by Word

व्युपरम्यhaving desisted/ceased

ततःthen/thereafter

युद्धात्from the battle

योधाःwarriors

शतसहस्रशःby hundreds of thousands / in hundreds of thousands

उपतस्थुःattended upon / approached and stood by

महात्मानम्the great-souled (one)

प्रजापतिम्Prajāpati (lord of creatures)

इवlike/as

अमराःthe immortals (gods)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Bhishma

Prajapati

the gods (Amaras)

warriors (Yodhas)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes