Shloka 18

Devanagari script

चित्राड़दं कौरवाणामाधिपत्ये5भ्यषेचयम्‌ । विचित्रवीर्य च शिशुं यौवराज्ये5 भ्यषेचयम्‌,माता सत्यवतीके ज्येष्ठ पुत्र चित्रांगगको कौरवोंके राज्यपर और बालक विचित्रवीर्यको युवराजके पदपर अभिषिक्त कर दिया था

Transliteration

citrāṅgadaṃ kauravāṇām ādhipatye 'bhiṣecayam | vicitravīryaṃ ca śiśuṃ yauvarājye 'bhiṣecayam ||

Translation

ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ຂ້າໄດ້ປະກອບພິທີອະພິເສກໃຫ້ ຈິຕຣາງກະດະ ເຂົ້າຄອງອຳນາດເປັນຈອມກະສັດແຫ່ງກອຣະວະ ແລະໄດ້ອະພິເສກໃຫ້ເດັກນ້ອຍ ວິຈິຕຣະວີຣະຍະ ເປັນຍຸວະຣາຊ (ມົກກະຣາຊທາຍາດ)។ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ວົງສາກຸຣຸມັ່ນຄົງ ແລະການສືບທອດອຳນາດເປັນລະບຽບ ຂ້າຈຶ່ງສະຖາປະນາຜູ້ໃຫຍ່ເປັນກະສັດ ແລະຜູ້ນ້ອຍເປັນມົກກະຣາຊ»។

Word by Word

चित्राङ्गदंChitrangada (name)

कौरवाणाम्of the Kauravas

आधिपत्येin/for sovereignty (kingship)

अभ्यषेचयत्anointed, consecrated

विचित्रवीर्यंVichitravirya (name)

चand

शिशुंthe child, the boy

यौवराज्येin/for the position of crown-prince

अभ्यषेचयत्anointed, consecrated

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Citraṅgada

Vicitravīrya

Kauravas (Kuru dynasty)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rājadharma in practice: legitimate succession and orderly installation of rulers are duties undertaken to preserve stability, prevent conflict, and protect the continuity of the dynasty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma recounts how he arranged the royal consecrations: Citraṅgada was installed as king over the Kuru realm, while the younger Vicitravīrya—still a child—was installed as yuvarāja (crown prince), ensuring a clear line of succession.