Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तृप्त: शान्तनवश्लापि राजन्‌ बीभत्सुमब्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

tṛptaḥ śāntanavaś cāpi rājan bībhatsum abravīt

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, the son of Śāntanu, now satisfied and composed, addressed Bībhatsu (Arjuna). The moment signals a pause in the turmoil of war, where inner steadiness and fulfilled resolve allow counsel to be given with clarity and moral weight.

Word by Word

• तृप्तः: satisfied
• तृप्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप्त (√तृप्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तनवः: the son of Śantanu (Bhīṣma)
• शान्तनवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

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

• बीभत्सुम्: to Bhībhatsu (Arjuna)
• बीभत्सुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीभत्सु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (√ब्रू)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīṣma (Śāntanava)
• Arjuna (Bībhatsu)
• Śāntanu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical importance of inner composure: when a leader or elder becomes 'tṛpta' (fulfilled) and calm, speech becomes purposeful counsel rather than reactive emotion—an ideal in dharmic conduct amid conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, having become satisfied and tranquil, turns to address Arjuna (Bībhatsu), setting up the next instruction or exchange on the battlefield.