Shloka 55
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
Devanagari script
तथैव चेकितानो<पि चित्रसेनमवारयत् | तद् युद्धमासीत् सुमहत् तयोस्तत्र समागमे
Transliteration
tathaiva cekitāno 'pi citrasenam avārayat | tad yuddham āsīt sumahat tayos tatra samāgame ||
Translation
سنجے نے کہا—اسی طرح چیکیتان نے بھی چترسین کو روک لیا؛ اور جب وہ دونوں وہاں آمنے سامنے آئے تو ان کے ملاپ سے نہایت عظیم جنگ چھڑ گئی۔
Word by Word
तथाthus, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चेकितानःChekitāna (a warrior)
चेकितानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचेकितान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
चित्रसेनम्Chitrasena
चित्रसेनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रसेन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अवारयत्checked, restrained, stopped
अवारयत्:
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वारयति)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that (battle/encounter)
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
युद्धम्battle
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आसीत्was, took place
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुमहत्very great, immense
सुमहत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तयोःof those two (of them both)
तयोः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
समागमेin the encounter, at the meeting (clash)
समागमे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमागम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaC
CekitānaC
CitrasenaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic in battle: steadfast resistance, protecting one’s side, and meeting force with disciplined valor—without introducing a separate moral sermon, it frames duty as action in context.
Sañjaya reports that Cekitāna stops Citrasena’s advance; as the two confront each other directly, their clash escalates into a fierce, major duel on the battlefield.