Shloka 29

Devanagari script

निवृत्तेषु च सैन्येषु पारम्पर्येण सर्वश: । निर्मुक्तकवचा: सर्वे भीष्ममीयुर्नराधिपा:,बारी-बारीसे सब सेनाओंके युद्धसे निवृत्त हो जाने-पर सब राजा कवच खोलकर भीष्मके पास आये

Transliteration

nivṛtteṣu ca sainyeṣu pāramparyeṇa sarvaśaḥ | nirmuktakavacāḥ sarve bhīṣmam īyur narādhipāḥ ||

Translation

เมื่อกองทัพทั้งหลายทยอยกันถอนจากการรบไปทั่วทุกด้านแล้ว บรรดากษัตริย์ทั้งปวงก็ถอดเกราะออกและไปเฝ้าพระภีษมะ

Word by Word

निवृत्तेषुwhen (they were) withdrawn/ceased

चand

सैन्येषुin the armies

पारम्पर्येणin succession / one after another

सर्वशःentirely; all around; in every way

निर्मुक्तकवचाःhaving removed (their) armor

सर्वेall

भीष्मम्Bhishma

ईयुःwent; came

नराधिपाःkings; rulers of men

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīṣma

narādhipāḥ (kings/rulers)

sainyāni (armies)

kavaca (armor)

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?

Even amid war, conduct is shaped by order and responsibility: when fighting pauses, leaders seek guidance from the most authoritative elder. The removal of armor signals a shift from violence to deliberation—an ethical movement from force to counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the troops withdraw from combat in sequence, the kings take off their armor and go to Bhīṣma, indicating a formal approach for consultation or instruction during a lull in the battle.