Shloka 263

भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं

Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma

Devanagari script

घोररूपो महाराज योधानां हर्षवर्धन: । महाराज! तत्पश्चात्‌ अन्तरिक्षमें बाणोंका दूसरा भयंकर संग्राम-सा होने लगा, जो योद्धाओंका हर्ष बढ़ा रहा था

Transliteration

ghorarūpo mahārāja yodhānāṁ harṣavardhanaḥ |

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಮಹಾರಾಜ, ನಂತರ ಆಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಣಗಳ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಭೀಕರ ಸಂಗ्रामವೇನೋ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿತು; ಅದು ಯೋಧರ ಹರ್ಷವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತು.

Word by Word

• घोररूपः: of terrible form
• घोररूपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोररूप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• योधानाम्: of the warriors
• योधानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• हर्षवर्धनः: increasing joy
• हर्षवर्धनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्षवर्धन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied addressee)
• warriors (yodhāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a moral paradox of war: what is objectively dreadful can still amplify warriors’ exhilaration, pointing to how violence can generate pride and excitement that obscure compassion and ethical restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that a terrifying battle-sight (contextually, an intensified exchange of weapons) has arisen, and it is energizing the combatants rather than sobering them.