Shloka 24

Adhyāya 112: Bhīṣma-prati Arjunasya Pravṛttiḥ

Arjuna’s Forward Drive Toward Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच एवमुक्तो महाराज पिता देवब्रतस्तव । चिन्तयित्वा मुहूर्त तु कृत्वा निश्चयमात्मन:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca evam ukto mahārāja pitā devavratas tava | cintayitvā muhūrtaṁ tu kṛtvā niścayam ātmanaḥ ||

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు— ఓ మహారాజా! ఇలా పలికిన తరువాత నీ తండ్రి దేవవ్రతుడు (భీష్ముడు) క్షణకాలం ఆలోచించి, తన మనస్సులో దృఢ నిశ్చయాన్ని ఏర్పరచుకున్నాడు.

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been addressed/said to
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवव्रतः: Devavrata (Bhishma)
• देवव्रतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तव: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• चिन्तयित्वा: having reflected
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• मुहूर्तम्: for a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कृत्वा: having made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• निश्चयम्: a decision
• निश्चयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आत्मनः: of himself / in his mind
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Devavrata (Bhīṣma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical deliberation: a righteous leader does not act impulsively but reflects briefly and then commits to a clear resolve, aligning action with duty (dharma) amid crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Devavrata (Bhīṣma), after being spoken to, pauses to consider and then makes a firm internal decision, preparing to act in the unfolding war context.