Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सभायामुत्यथितं क्रुद्धं प्रस्थितं भ्रातृभि: सह । दुर्योधनमभिप्रेक्ष्य भीष्म: शान्तनवो<ब्रवीत्‌,इस प्रकार क्रोधमें भरे हुए दुर्योधनको भाइयों-सहित सभासे उठकर जाते देख शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मने कहा--

Transliteration

sabhāyām utyathitaṁ kruddhaṁ prasthitaṁ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha | duryodhanam abhiprekṣya bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo 'bravīt |

Translation

Disse Vaiśaṃpāyana: Vendo Duryodhana—fervendo de ira—erguer-se na assembleia e retirar-se com seus irmãos, Bhīṣma, filho de Śāntanu, dirigiu-se a ele.

Word by Word

सभायाम्in the assembly

उत्थितम्having risen

क्रुद्धम्angry

प्रस्थितम्having set out / departing

भ्रातृभिःwith (his) brothers

सहtogether with

दुर्योधनम्Duryodhana

अभिप्रेक्ष्यhaving looked at / observing

भीष्मःBhishma

शान्तनवःson of Shantanu

अब्रवीत्said / spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Duryodhana

Bhīṣma

Śāntanu

the assembly hall (sabhā)

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

What is the core teaching?

Anger and wounded pride can drive impulsive, harmful decisions in public and political life; therefore elders grounded in dharma must intervene with counsel aimed at restraint, responsibility, and the welfare of the kingdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the royal assembly, Duryodhana, enraged, stands up and begins to leave with his brothers. Observing this, Bhīṣma prepares to address him—signaling an attempt to check Duryodhana’s course through admonition and dharmic guidance.