Shloka 45

Devanagari script

धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु राजेन्द्र सर्वसैन्यान्यचोदयत्‌ । अभ्यद्रवत गाड़ेयं मा भैष्ट रथसत्तमा:,राजेन्द्र! उस समय धृष्टद्युम्नने अपनी समस्त सेनाओंको प्रेरणा देते हुए कहा--*श्रेष्ठ रथियो! गंगानन्दन भीष्मपर धावा करो। उनसे तनिक भी भय न मानो”

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | dhṛṣṭadyumnas tu rājendra sarvasainyāny acodayat | abhyadravat gāṅgeyaṃ mā bhaiṣṭa rathasattamāḥ |

Translation

Санджая сказал: «О царь, Дхриштадьюмна поднял все части своего войска и погнал их вперёд: “Ударьте на Бхишму, сына Ганги! О лучшие из колесничих воинов, не бойтесь!”»

Word by Word

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhrishtadyumna

तुbut/indeed

राजेन्द्रO king of kings (O best of kings)

सर्वall

सैन्यानिarmies/troops

अचोदयत्urged/impelled

अभ्यद्रवतran towards/charged

गाङ्गेयम्the son of Ganga (Bhishma)

माdo not

भैष्टfear (you all)

रथसत्तमाःO best of chariot-warriors

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Dhritarashtra

Dhrishtadyumna

Bhishma (Gāṅgeya, son of Ganga)

Pandava army (implied by Dhrishtadyumna’s command)

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?

In the midst of war, a commander’s dharma includes sustaining morale and directing action without panic. The verse highlights disciplined courage—fear is acknowledged but must be mastered in service of one’s duty and strategy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Dhrishtadyumna rallies the entire Pandava host and orders a direct assault on Bhishma (Gāṅgeya), telling the foremost chariot-warriors not to fear him.