Shloka 13

Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu

Gṛhastha-Vrata

Devanagari script

तस्येन्द्रसमवीर्यस्य संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिन:

Transliteration

tasyendrasamavīryasya saṅgrāmeṣv anivartinaḥ

Translation

Bhīṣma disse: “Dele—cuja valentia era igual à de Indra—que, nas batalhas, jamais recuava.”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• इन्द्र-सम-वीर्यस्य: of (one) whose strength is equal to Indra's
• इन्द्र-सम-वीर्यस्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्र-सम-वीर्य
• Form: neuter, genitive, singular

• संग्रामेषु: in battles
• संग्रामेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• अनिवर्तिनः: of (one) who does not turn back; unretreating
• अनिवर्तिनः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिवर्तिन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Indra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises the kṣatriya ideal of unwavering courage: true martial virtue is steadfastness in righteous battle, marked by refusal to retreat and by strength likened to Indra’s.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing a particular warrior (not named in this half-verse) by highlighting two defining traits—Indra-like prowess and unflinching resolve in combat—setting up a larger characterization in the surrounding passage.