Shloka 10
भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः
Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify
Devanagari script
न हि पश्यामि त॑ वीरं यो मे रक्षेत् सुतान् रणे
Transliteration
na hi paśyāmi taṁ vīraṁ yo me rakṣet sutān raṇe
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Indeed, I do not see that hero who could protect my sons in battle.” In this anxious confession, the blind king’s attachment to his sons and fear of the war’s moral and practical consequences surface together, hinting at the fragility of power when rooted in partiality rather than dharma.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
पश्यामिI see
पश्यामि:
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दृश्-अर्थे)
Formलट् (present indicative), 1st, singular, परस्मैपदम्
तत्that (him)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
वीरम्hero/warrior
वीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
मेmy/of me
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formgenitive, singular, 1st
रक्षेत्would protect/should protect
रक्षेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√रक्ष्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), 3rd, singular, परस्मैपदम्
सुतान्sons
सुतान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
Formmasculine, locative, singular
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛtarāṣṭraH
his sons (the Kauravas)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes