Shloka 11

Devanagari script

अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिता: । भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्त: सर्व एव हि,“इसलिये सब मोर्चोपर अपनी-अपनी जगह स्थित रहते हुए आपलोग सभी नि:संदेह भीष्मपितामहकी ही सब ओरसे रक्षा करें”

Transliteration

ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathābhāgam avasthitāḥ | bhīṣmam evābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi ||

Translation

ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನೀವು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ, ಎಲ್ಲ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪಾಲಿನಂತೆ ಸ್ಥಾನಗೊಂಡು, ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳಿಂದ ಭೀಷ್ಮಪಿತಾಮಹರನ್ನೇ ರಕ್ಷಿಸಿರಿ.

Word by Word

अयनेषुin the positions/approaches (fronts)

चand

सर्वेषुin all

यथाaccording to

भागम्one's share/assigned portion

अवस्थिताःstanding/posted (having taken position)

भीष्मम्Bhishma

एवindeed/only

अभिरक्षन्तुlet (them/you all) protect

भवन्तःyou (honorific), you all

सर्वेall

एवindeed

हिfor/indeed

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīṣma

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes disciplined duty in a collective enterprise: each warrior must hold their assigned position and prioritize the protection of the leader, since coordinated order and loyalty to command are essential for the army’s stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the battlefield briefing, Sañjaya reports the instruction that all fighters should remain deployed across all fronts according to their roles and ensure Bhīṣma is guarded from every side, making his safety the central tactical priority.