Shloka 9

भीष्म–दुर्योधनसंवादः — शिखण्डिनं न हन्तुं कारणकथनम्

Amba-ākhyāna prologue

Devanagari script

एष चेदिपति: शूर: सह पुत्रेण भारत | महारथानां सुकरं महत्‌ कर्म करिष्यति,भारत! यह शौर्यसम्पन्न चेदिराज अपने पुत्रके साथ आकर महारथियोंके लिये सहजसाध्य महान्‌ पराक्रम कर दिखायेगा

Transliteration

eṣa cedipatiḥ śūraḥ saha putreṇa bhārata | mahārathānāṃ sukaraṃ mahat karma kariṣyati, bhārata ||

Translation

ఓ భారతా! ఈ శూరుడైన చేది రాజు తన కుమారునితో కలిసి వచ్చి, మహారథుల మధ్యన కూడా సులభసాధ్యమైన మహత్కార్యాన్ని సాధిస్తాడు.

Word by Word

एषःthis (man)

चेदिपतिःlord/king of Cedi

शूरःvaliant, hero

सहtogether with

पुत्रेणwith (his) son

भारतO Bharata

महारथानाम्of the great chariot-warriors

सुकरम्easy to do, readily doable

महत्great

कर्मdeed, act

करिष्यतिwill do, will perform

भारतO Bharata

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Cedi (Cedi-deśa)

King of Cedi (Cedipati)

the king's son

Bharata (addressed person, traditionally Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)

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?

The verse highlights the Kṣatriya ideal of courage and effective action: a capable leader, supported by his lineage (his son), is expected to undertake and complete great martial responsibilities, reinforcing the ethic of duty and steadfastness in a time of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing and commending a particular ally—the heroic king of Cedi—saying that he will arrive with his son and perform a significant feat in the coming war, even against formidable mahāratha warriors.