Shloka 24

Bhīṣma’s Fall, the Arrow-bed (śara-talpa), and the Establishment of Guard

Devanagari script

विजयी च रणे नित्यं भैरवास्त्रश्ष पाण्डव: । तस्य मार्ग परिहरन्‌ द्रुतं गच्छ यतव्रत

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | vijayī ca raṇe nityaṃ bhairavāstraś ca pāṇḍavaḥ | tasya mārgaṃ pariharan drutaṃ gaccha yatavrata ||

Translation

ପାଣ୍ଡୁନନ୍ଦନ ଅର୍ଜୁନ ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ସଦା ବିଜୟୀ, ତାଙ୍କର ଅସ୍ତ୍ର ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଭୟଙ୍କର। ତେଣୁ, ଉତ୍ତମ ବ୍ରତ ପାଳନକାରୀ ପୁତ୍ର, ତାଙ୍କର ପଥ ଏଡ଼ାଇ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଭୀଷ୍ମଙ୍କ ରକ୍ଷା ପାଇଁ ଯାଅ।

Word by Word

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• भैरव-अस्त्रः: one whose weaponry is terrible / the terrible-weaponed one
• भैरव-अस्त्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव + अस्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डवः: the Pandava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• मार्गम्: path, way
• मार्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परिहरन्: avoiding, keeping away from
• परिहरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-हृ
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यत-व्रत: O one of restrained vows / O disciplined one
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत + व्रत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Pāṇḍava)
• Bhīṣma
• astras (weapons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, discernment and restraint are urged: when facing an overwhelmingly capable opponent, one should avoid needless confrontation and act swiftly to protect a higher priority—here, safeguarding Bhīṣma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a tactical warning: Arjuna is consistently victorious and wields fearsome weapons, so the addressed warrior is advised to steer clear of Arjuna’s route and hurry to defend Bhīṣma.