Shloka 37

Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals

Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness

Devanagari script

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Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |

āmantre tvāṃ durdharṣa tvayā yotsyāmahe saha |

anujānīhi māṃ tāta āśīrbhis tvam prayojaya ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O unconquerable grandsire, I take leave of you. We must now fight with you. O revered father-figure, grant me your permission, and strengthen me with your blessings.”

Word by Word

• {'āmantre': 'I take leave of

• I respectfully bid farewell/ask permission', 'tvām': 'you (accusative singular)', 'durdharṣa': 'hard to assail

• formidable', 'tvayā': 'with you

• against you (instrumental, context-dependent)', 'yotsyāmahe': 'we shall fight (1st person plural, future/middle)', 'saha': 'together

• in association (here: in encounter/engagement)', 'anujānīhi': 'permit

• give consent (imperative)', 'mām': 'me', 'tāta': 'dear father

• revered elder (address to a father-figure/grandsire)', 'āśīrbhiḥ': 'with blessings (instrumental plural)', 'prayojaya': 'endow

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma (implied by address 'tāta' and context of Bhīṣma Parva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in righteous warfare, dharma requires humility and reverence: Yudhiṣṭhira seeks the elder’s consent and blessings before engaging him, acknowledging moral gravity and the primacy of respectful conduct over personal enmity.

What is happening in the narrative?

On the eve of battle, Yudhiṣṭhira approaches the formidable grandsire Bhīṣma and formally asks leave, stating that the Pāṇḍavas must fight him, and requests permission and blessings to proceed.