Shloka 24

भीष्मधृतराष्ट्रसंवादः — पाण्डवबलप्रशंसा

Bhishma–Dhritarashtra Dialogue: Appraisal of Pandava Strength

Devanagari script

जलसंधो महातेजा राजन्‌ रथवरस्तव । त्यक्ष्यते समरे प्राणान्‌ माधव: परवीरहा

Transliteration

Jalasaṃdho mahātejā rājan rathavaras tava | tyakṣyate samare prāṇān Mādhavaḥ paravīrahā ||

Translation

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา ชลสันธะผู้มีเดชรุ่งโรจน์ เป็นยอดนักรบรถศึกของพระองค์ มาธวะผู้สังหารวีรชนฝ่ายศัตรู ผู้นี้จักยอมสละแม้ชีวิตในสมรภูมิเพื่อพระองค์”

Word by Word

• जलसन्धः: Jalasandha (a person’s name)
• जलसन्धः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलसन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महातेजाः: of great splendor/energy
• महातेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• रथवरः: excellent chariot-warrior
• रथवरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथवर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• त्यक्ष्यते: will give up/abandon
• त्यक्ष्यते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: Future, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्राणान्: life-breaths; lives
• प्राणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• माधवः: Mādhava (Krishna / descendant of Madhu)
• माधवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परवीरहा: slayer of enemy-heroes
• परवीरहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परवीरहन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Duryodhana (addressed as rājan/king)
• Jalasaṃdha
• Mādhava

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of kṣatriya loyalty and martial duty: a king’s strength rests on devoted warriors who are prepared to sacrifice their lives, and wise counsel recognizes and honors such commitment.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s war-preparations, Bhīṣma is describing and praising key fighters to the Kaurava king, identifying Jalasaṃdha as a foremost chariot-warrior and emphasizing his readiness to die in battle for his side.