Shloka 28
भीष्मभीमसमागमः — Bhīṣma–Bhīma Strategic Engagement and Counsel to the King
Devanagari script
चित्रसेनं विकर्ण च तथा दुर्मर्षणं विभुः
Transliteration
citrasenaṃ vikarṇaṃ ca tathā durmarṣaṇaṃ vibhuḥ
Translation
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—(ਉੱਥੇ) ਚਿਤ੍ਰਸੇਨ, ਵਿਕਰਣ ਅਤੇ ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਪਰਾਕ੍ਰਮੀ ਦੁਰਮਰਸ਼ਣ (ਵੀ ਸਨ)।
Word by Word
चित्रसेनम्Chitrasena (name)
चित्रसेनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रसेन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विकर्णम्Vikarna (name)
विकर्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविकर्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तथाalso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
दुर्मर्षणम्Durmarshana (name)
दुर्मर्षणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मर्षण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विभुःthe mighty one, the powerful (one)
विभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)च
चित्रसेन (Citrasena)व
विकर्ण (Vikarna)द
दुर्मर्षण (Durmarṣaṇa)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
This line functions less as a moral maxim and more as a war-chronicle device: naming warriors underscores the vast human stake in adharma-driven conflict, where personal valor becomes entangled in collective wrongdoing and inevitable loss.
Sañjaya is listing or pointing out notable Kaurava-side fighters—Citrasena, Vikarna, and Durmarṣaṇa—within the ongoing description of the battlefield forces and their prominent participants.