Shloka 41

Devanagari script

पश्चिमां दिशमश्रित्य य एधन्ते निबोध तान्‌ । उषड्जू: सह सोदर्य: परिव्याधश्व वीर्यवान्‌

Transliteration

paścimāṃ diśam āśritya ye edhante nibodha tān | uṣaḍjūḥ saha sodaryāḥ parivyādhaś ca vīryavān ||

Translation

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇപ്പോൾ പടിഞ്ഞാറുദിക്കിനെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് വളരുന്നവരെ അറിയുക: സ്വന്തം സഹോദരന്മാരോടുകൂടിയ ഉഷഡ്ജൂ, കൂടാതെ വീര്യവാനായ പരിവ്യാധൻ.

Word by Word

पश्चिमाम्western

दिशम्direction

आश्रित्यhaving resorted to / having taken refuge in

येwho (those who)

एधन्तेprosper / flourish

निबोधknow / understand (you should know)

तान्them

उषड्जूःUṣaḍjū (proper name)

सहtogether with

सोदर्यःbrother (uterine brother)

परिव्याधःParivyādha (proper name)

चand

वीर्यवान्powerful / valorous

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Western quarter (Paścima-diś)

Uṣaḍjū

Parivyādha

Sodaryāḥ (brothers of Uṣaḍjū)

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?

Bhīṣma is cataloguing notable powers by region, implying that prosperity and influence are tied to one’s sphere of support and alliances; a ruler should know who is strong where, and recognize the role of kinship (sodaryāḥ) and valor (vīrya) in sustaining political strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the course of Bhīṣma’s instruction, he points out those associated with the western quarter who are said to be thriving, naming Uṣaḍjū along with his brothers and the valiant Parivyādha.