Shloka 153

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो रणे पार्थों भूरिश्रवसमब्रवीत्‌ | रणभूमिमें भूरिश्रवाके ऐसा कहनेपर अर्जुनने उससे कहा

Transliteration

evam ukto raṇe pārtho bhūriśravasam abravīt |

Translation

Thus addressed amid the clash of battle, Pārtha (Arjuna) replied to Bhūriśravas. The exchange frames a moral tension within warfare: even in the heat of combat, words and intent matter, and a warrior’s response is shaped by duty (dharma), honor, and the immediate ethical stakes of the battlefield.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूरिश्रवसम्: Bhūrishravas
• भूरिश्रवसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरिश्रवस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

Speaker

भूरिश्रवा उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Bhūriśravas
• Raṇa (battlefield)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, speech and response are governed by dharma: a warrior’s words are not mere reaction but an ethical stance shaped by honor, duty, and the consequences of action in a morally charged battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Bhūriśravas speaks, Arjuna (Pārtha) responds to him in the midst of battle, marking a direct verbal exchange between the two combatants within the Drona Parva war narrative.