Shloka 31
भीष्मभीमसमागमः — Bhīṣma–Bhīma Strategic Engagement and Counsel to the King
Devanagari script
भूरिश्रवा रणे यत्तो धृष्टकेतुमयोधयत्
Transliteration
bhūriśravā raṇe yatto dhṛṣṭaketum ayodhayat
Translation
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രണത്തിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായി ഏർപ്പെട്ടിരുന്ന ഭൂരിശ്രവൻ ധൃഷ്ടകേതുവിനോട് നേരിട്ട് യുദ്ധം ചെയ്തു.
Word by Word
भूरिश्रवाBhūrishravā (a warrior)
भूरिश्रवा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूरिश्रवस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
यत्तःstriving/intent, exerted
यत्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धृष्टकेतुम्Dhṛṣṭaketu (a warrior)
धृष्टकेतुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधृष्टकेतु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अयोधयत्made (him) fight; fought with
अयोधयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Causative (ṇic), Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhūriśravāD
DhṛṣṭaketuR
raṇa (battlefield)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
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos of determined engagement in battle: once committed, a warrior presses forward with resolve. Ethically, it points to how duty and martial identity can propel action, even when the wider war’s suffering calls for discernment.
Sañjaya reports a specific battlefield encounter: Bhūriśravā, actively striving in the fight, takes on Dhṛṣṭaketu, indicating a focused duel amid the larger Kurukṣetra conflict.