Shloka 5
Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Pāṇḍava-Alliance Warriors (Śikhaṇḍin, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and Allied Kings)
Devanagari script
माद्रीपुत्रो च रथिनौ द्वावेव पुरुषर्षभी
Transliteration
mādrīputro ca rathinau dvāveva puruṣarṣabhī
Translation
भीष्म म्हणाले—आणि माद्रीचे दोन्ही पुत्रही रथी आहेत; ते दोघेही पुरुषश्रेष्ठ, वृषभासारखे वीर आहेत.
Word by Word
माद्रीपुत्रःthe son of Madri
माद्रीपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमाद्रीपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
रथिनौtwo chariot-warriors
रथिनौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
द्वौtwo
द्वौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पुरुषर्षभीtwo bulls among men (best of men)
पुरुषर्षभी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषर्षभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
MādrīM
Mādrī’s son (Nakula or Sahadeva, implied)T
two rathins (unnamed chariot-warriors)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 discernment and truthful appraisal of capability: leaders must recognize excellence and strength where it exists, especially when decisions about conflict and duty are imminent.
Bhīṣma is listing or evaluating notable combatants, naming Mādrī’s son and referring to two eminent chariot-warriors, marking them as foremost men in the coming war’s strategic calculus.