Shloka 26
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः
Devanagari script
मा शुचो भरतमश्रेष्ठ न त्वं शोचितुमरहसि
Transliteration
mā śuco bharataśreṣṭha na tvaṃ śocitum arhasi
Translation
سنجے نے کہا—“اے بھرتوں میں سب سے برتر، غم نہ کرو؛ تم غم کرنے کے لائق نہیں ہو۔”
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
FormProhibitive particle used with imperative/optative
शुचःgrieve
शुचः:
TypeVerb
Rootशुच्
FormImperative, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada (from √शुच् 'to grieve')
भरतमश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas
भरतमश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरतमश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, vocative singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
FormNegation particle
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine/Feminine (personal pronoun), nominative singular
शोचितुम्to grieve
शोचितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootशुच्
FormInfinitive (tumun), active sense
अरहसिare fit / ought
अरहसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent tense, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bharataśreṣṭha (address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)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
The verse discourages grief that weakens discernment and resolve. It urges emotional steadiness and moral composure, implying that one should face events—especially in a dharmic crisis like war—without collapsing into lamentation.
Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, addresses him as “best of the Bharatas” and counsels him not to grieve—an attempt to steady the king as he hears of the unfolding conflict and its consequences.