Shloka 10

भीष्मस्य सेनापत्यप्रतिज्ञा तथा रथसंख्यावर्णनम् | Bhishma Accepts Command and Enumerates Kaurava Strength

Devanagari script

यद्‌ वाब्रवीद्‌ वाक्यमदीनसत्त्वो मध्ये कुरून्‌ हर्षयन्‌ सत्यसंध: । अहं हन्ता सृजजयानामनीकं शाल्वेयकांश्षेति ममैष भार:

Word by Word

यत्what/that which

वाor/indeed

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

वाक्यम्speech/statement

अदीनसत्त्वःone whose courage is not depressed (undaunted)

मध्येin the midst

कुरून्the Kurus

हर्षयन्gladdening/delighting

सत्यसंधःtrue to his vow/one of true resolve

अहम्I

हन्ताslayer

सृजजयानाम्of the Sṛñjayas

अनीकम्army/host

शाल्वेयकान्the Śālveyakas

इतिthus/so (quotative)

ममof me/my

एषःthis

भारःburden/task

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes