Shloka 28
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
भर्तुरर्थे च यः शूरो विक्रमेद् वाहिनीमुखे
Transliteration
bharturarthe ca yaḥ śūro vikramed vāhinīmukhe
Translation
അംബരീഷൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സ്വാമിയുടെ ഹിതത്തിനായി സൈന്യത്തിന്റെ അഗ്രഭാഗത്തിലേക്ക് വീര്യത്തോടെ മുന്നേറുന്ന ആ വീരന്റെ ധൈര്യമാണ് വിശ്വസ്ത സേവനത്തിന്റെയും ധർമ്മനിശ്ചയത്തിന്റെയും ലക്ഷണം.
Word by Word
भर्तुःof the husband/master
भर्तुः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अर्थेfor the sake/purpose
अर्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शूरःa hero, brave man
शूरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विक्रमेत्should advance/stride forth
विक्रमेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-क्रम्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वाहिनीमुखेat the front of the army
वाहिनीमुखे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवाहिनीमुख
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
अम्बरीष उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AmbarīṣaB
bhartṛ (lord/master/husband)V
vāhinī (army)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True heroism is defined not merely by fighting, but by steadfast loyalty and willingness to risk oneself for a rightful superior’s cause—an ethic of duty-bound courage.
In Śānti Parva’s discourse on dharma and conduct, Ambarīṣa describes the ideal brave man: one who, for his lord’s purpose, steps into the army’s forefront, exemplifying committed service in a martial context.