Shloka 82
Devanagari script
स शोभमानो वरद: खड्गी बाणी शरासनी
Transliteration
sa śobhamāno varadaḥ khaḍgī bāṇī śarāsanī
Translation
ਉਹ ਚਮਕਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਵਰਦਾਤਾ ਯੋਧਾ, ਤਲਵਾਰ ਧਾਰੇ, ਤੀਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ ਅਤੇ ਧਨੁਸ਼ ਸਮੇਤ ਸਜਿਆ ਖੜਾ ਸੀ।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शोभमानःshining, resplendent
शोभमानः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present participle, Ātmanepada sense)
वरदःboon-giver
वरदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवरद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
खड्गीsword-bearing
खड्गी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootखड्गिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बाणीarrow-bearing
बाणी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबाणिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शरासनीbow-bearing (having a bow)
शरासनी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशरासनिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पितामह (Bhīṣma, as speaker-title)ख
खड्ग (sword)ब
बाण (arrows)श
शरासन (bow)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
Martial power is portrayed as complete preparedness—sword, arrows, and bow—yet framed by the epithet “varadaḥ” (boon-giver), suggesting that strength ideally serves protection and rightful purpose rather than mere violence.
Bhīṣma (addressed as “Pitāmaha”) describes a figure who appears radiant and fully armed, emphasizing the warrior’s formidable presence and readiness within the unfolding battle context of the Karṇa Parva.