Shloka 17

भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः

Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify

Devanagari script

धर्मेण सर्वकार्याणि जीवितादीनि भारत । आरभमन्ते सदा पार्था: प्रार्थथाना महद्‌ यश:,भारत! कुन्तीके पुत्र जीवन-निर्वाह आदिके सभी कार्य सदा धर्मपूर्वक ही आरम्भ करते हैं। कारण कि वे जगत्‌में अपना महान्‌ यश फैलाना चाहते हैं

Transliteration

dharmeṇa sarvakāryāṇi jīvitādīni bhārata | ārabhamante sadā pārthāḥ prārthayānā mahad yaśaḥ ||

Translation

धर्मेण सर्वकार्याणि जीवितादीनि भारत। आरभन्ते सदा पार्थाः प्रार्थयन्तो महद्यशः॥

Word by Word

• धर्मेण: by/through dharma; righteously
• धर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सर्वकार्याणि: all actions/undertakings
• सर्वकार्याणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकार्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• जीवितादीनि: life and the like (means of living, etc.)
• जीवितादीनि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवितादि
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• आरभमन्ते: they begin/undertake
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रभ्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• पार्थाः: the sons of Pṛthā (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रार्थयन्तः: seeking/desiring
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ् (प्रार्थयति)
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यशः: fame/glory
• यशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• Pārthāḥ (the Pāṇḍavas / sons of Kuntī-Pṛthā)