Shloka 16

कृप-अर्जुन रथयुद्धम्

Kṛpa–Arjuna Chariot Engagement

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच अत्र या मामिका बुद्धि: श्रूयतां यदि रोचते । सर्वथा हि मया श्रेयो वक्तव्यं कुरुनन्दन,भीष्मने कहा--कुरुनन्दन! यदि तुम्हें जचे, तो इस विषयमें मेरी जो सलाह है, उसे सुनो। मैं सर्वया कल्याणकी ही बात कहूँगा

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | atra yā māmakī buddhiḥ śrūyatāṃ yadi rocate | sarvathā hi mayā śreyo vaktavyaṃ kurunandana ||

Translation

भीष्म उवाच—अत्र या मामकी बुद्धिः श्रूयतां यदि रोचते। सर्वथा हि मया श्रेयो वक्तव्यं कुरुनन्दन॥

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

उवाचsaid

अत्रhere; in this matter

याwhich

मामिकाmy; belonging to me

बुद्धिःthought; counsel; opinion

श्रूयताम्let it be heard; please listen

यदिif

रोचतेis pleasing; is acceptable

सर्वथाin every way; certainly

हिindeed; for

मयाby me

श्रेयःthe better; welfare; what is beneficial

वक्तव्यम्is to be said; should be spoken

कुरुनन्दनO joy of the Kurus (O descendant of Kuru)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Kurunandana (a Kuru prince)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes