Shloka 9

भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः

Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify

Devanagari script

पुत्राणां व्यसन मन्ये ध्रुवं प्राप्त सुदारुणम्‌

Transliteration

putrāṇāṁ vyasanaṁ manye dhruvaṁ prāptaṁ sudāruṇam

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra laments that a fixed and terribly harsh calamity has surely befallen his sons—an anxious recognition that their chosen course has ripened into inevitable suffering.

Word by Word

• पुत्राणाम्: of (my/our) sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• व्यसनम्: calamity, misfortune
• व्यसनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मन्ये: I think, I consider
• मन्ये: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Atmanepada

• ध्रुवम्: certainly, surely
• ध्रुवम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्तम्: obtained, come upon (us/them)
• प्राप्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सुदारुणम्: very dreadful, extremely harsh
• सुदारुणम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदारुण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• his sons (the Kauravas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Actions rooted in adharma and attachment lead to predictable suffering; Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s words underline the inevitability of consequences when moral counsel is ignored.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Bhīṣma Parva war setting, Dhṛtarāṣṭra reacts with foreboding and sorrow, concluding that a severe and certain disaster has come upon his sons as the battle’s grim outcomes become apparent.