Shloka 6

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 165 — Bhīṣma’s Appraisal and Karṇa’s Rebuttal (भीष्म–कर्ण विवादः)

Devanagari script

विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ संमतौ रथसत्तमौ । कृतिनौ समरे तात दृढवीर्यपराक्रमौ

Transliteration

vindānuvindāv āvantyau saṃmatau rathasattamau | kṛtinau samare tāta dṛḍhavīryaparākramau ||

Translation

ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਬੋਲੇ—ਅਵੰਤੀ ਦੇ ਰਾਜਕੁਮਾਰ ਵਿਂਦ ਅਤੇ ਅਨੁਵਿੰਦ—ਦੋਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਰਥੀ ਮੰਨੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਪੁੱਤਰ! ਉਹ ਸਮਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਪੁਣ, ਯੁੱਧ-ਕਲਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਵੀਣ ਅਤੇ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ੍ਹ ਬਲ ਤੇ ਪਰਾਕ੍ਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• विन्द: Vind(a) (proper name)
• विन्द: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अनुविन्दौ: Anuvind(a) (proper name)
• अनुविन्दौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अवन्त्यौ: of Avanti (Avanti princes)
• अवन्त्यौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• संमतौ: approved, esteemed
• संमतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संमत (कृदन्त; सम्+√मन्/√मन्?; accepted/approved)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• रथसत्तमौ: best of chariot-warriors
• रथसत्तमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथसत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• कृतिनौ: skilled, accomplished
• कृतिनौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तात: O dear one / O son (vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दृढवीर्यपराक्रमौ: having firm strength and valor
• दृढवीर्यपराक्रमौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ-वीर्य-पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vindā
• Anuvindā
• Avanti (Āvantī/Avanti-deśa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models a dharmic, unsentimental evaluation of warriors: acknowledging skill and valor is part of responsible counsel in war, because ethical decision-making must account for real capacities and consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing notable fighters, praising Vindā and Anuvindā of Avanti as eminent chariot-warriors, proficient in combat and possessed of firm strength and prowess.