Shloka 54

Devanagari script

परिखा खन्‍्यतामत्र ममावसदने नृपा: । उपासिष्ये विवस्वन्तमेवं शरशताचित:

Transliteration

parikhā khanyatām atra mamāvasadane nṛpāḥ | upāsiṣye vivasvantam evaṁ śaraśatācitaḥ ||

Translation

اے بادشاہو! جہاں میں پڑا ہوں اس جگہ کے گرد خندق کھود دو۔ میں یہیں، سینکڑوں تیروں سے چھلنی اس جسم کے ساتھ، ویوسوان (سورج) کی عبادت کروں گا۔

Word by Word

• परिखा: a trench, ditch
• परिखा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिखा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• खन्यताम्: let (it) be dug
• खन्यताम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: खन्
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Passive

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• आवसदने: in (my) dwelling/place of stay
• आवसदने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवसदन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नृपाः: O kings
• नृपाः: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Plural

• उपासिष्ये: I shall worship/attend upon
• उपासिष्ये: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस्
• Form: Simple Future (Lṛṭ), First, Singular, Ātmanepada

• विवस्वन्तम्: Vivasvat (the Sun)
• विवस्वन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवस्वन्त्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Prakara
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• शरशताचितः: covered/filled with hundreds of arrows
• शरशताचितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर-शत-आचित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• nṛpāḥ (kings)
• Vivasvat (Sun-god)
• parikhā (trench)
• śara (arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid extreme pain and the chaos of war, one can uphold inner discipline and redirect suffering into purposeful devotion; steadfastness (dhṛti) and reverence for the divine become a form of ethical strength rather than mere endurance.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Bhishma has fallen and lies immobilized, pierced by many arrows, instructions are given to dig a protective trench around his resting place; he declares his intention to remain there and worship the Sun (Vivasvat) despite his condition.