Shloka 11

Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu

Gṛhastha-Vrata

Devanagari script

सुवीरस्य तु पुत्रो$भूत्‌ सर्वसंग्रामदुर्जय:

Transliteration

suvīrasya tu putro 'bhūt sarvasaṅgrāma-durjayaḥ

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ସୁବୀରଙ୍କ ଏକ ପୁତ୍ର ହେଲେ, ଯିଏ ସମସ୍ତ ସଙ୍ଗ୍ରାମରେ ଦୁର୍ଜୟ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• सुवीरस्य: of Suvīra
• सुवीरस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवीर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभूत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वसंग्रामदुर्जयः: hard to conquer in all battles
• सर्वसंग्रामदुर्जयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वसंग्रामदुर्जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Suvīra
• Suvīra's son (unnamed in this verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the ideal of kṣatriya prowess and the narrative importance of lineage: a ruler’s house is often measured by the strength and capability of its heirs, which in turn affects the protection of dharma and the balance of power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues a genealogical-historical account, noting that Suvīra had a son distinguished by being ‘unconquerable in all battles,’ thereby introducing or characterizing a key warrior figure in the lineage being described.