Shloka 33
Devanagari script
तत् सम्पूज्य वचो5क्रूरं सर्वसैन्यानि भारत | मुहूर्तमस्वपन् राजउश्रान्तानि भरतर्षभ,भरतवंशी नरेश! भरतकुलभूषण! अर्जुनके उस क्रूरताशून्य वचनका आदर करके थकी हुई सारी सेनाएँ दो घड़ीतक सोती रहीं
Transliteration
tat sampūjya vaco ’krūraṁ sarvasainyāni bhārata | muhūrtam asvapan rājan uśrāntāni bharatarṣabha ||
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—भारत! तदक्रूरं वचः सम्यक् सम्पूज्य सर्वसैन्याः श्रान्ताः क्षणं मुहूर्तमस्वपन्, राजन् भरतर्षभ।
Word by Word
तत्that (speech/word)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
सम्पूज्यhaving honored/respected
सम्पूज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-पूज्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active, having honored
वचःspeech, word
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अक्रूरम्not cruel, gentle
अक्रूरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्रूर
Formneuter, accusative, singular
सर्वसैन्यानिall the armies
सर्वसैन्यानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वसैन्य
Formneuter, nominative, plural
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
मुहूर्तम्for a moment/for a muhurta
मुहूर्तम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अस्वपन्slept
अस्वपन्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्वप्
Formimperfect (लङ्), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
उश्रान्तानिrested/relieved from fatigue
उश्रान्तानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootउ-श्रान्त
Formक्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), neuter, nominative, plural
भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas
भरतर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत-ऋषभ
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by addresses: bhārata, rājan, bharatarṣabha)A
Arjuna (implied by the Hindi gloss referring to 'Arjuna’s' gentle words)T
the armies (Kaurava and Pāṇḍava forces collectively)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, a non-cruel, restrained word can command respect and create space for humane pause; ethical speech has the power to temper violence and restore order.
After a gentle, non-harsh statement is respected, the exhausted troops collectively take a brief rest (a muhūrta), marking a momentary lull in the fighting.