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

ଅମ୍ବରୀଷ କହିଲେ—ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ହିତ ପାଇଁ ଯେ ଶୂର ସେନାର ଅଗ୍ରଭାଗକୁ ପରାକ୍ରମରେ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହୁଏ, ସେହି ସାହସ ନିଷ୍ଠାବାନ ସେବା ଓ ଧର୍ମନିଷ୍ଠ ସଙ୍କଳ୍ପର ଲକ୍ଷଣ।

Word by Word

• भर्तुः: of the husband/master
• भर्तुः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अर्थे: for the sake/purpose
• अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शूरः: a hero, brave man
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विक्रमेत्: should advance/stride forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-क्रम्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वाहिनीमुखे: at the front of the army
• वाहिनीमुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहिनीमुख
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

अम्बरीष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ambarīṣa
• bhartṛ (lord/master/husband)
• vāhinī (army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.