Bhishma Parva Adhyaya 89 Shloka 1 - Mahabharata | Urdu | Vedapath

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Shloka 1

Chapter 89: Bhīma dispatched to protect Ghaṭotkaca amid escalating engagements

Devanagari script

[दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके तीन श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ४३ श्लोक हैं।] - भीष्मपितामहने शिखण्डीको अपने ऊपर प्रहार करनेके लिये आया देखकर ही उसके धनुषको काट दिया था

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | virathaṃ taṃ samāsādya citrasenaṃ yaśasvinam | ratham āropayāmāsa vikarṇas tanayas tava ||

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—اے راجن! رتھ سے محروم اپنے نامور بھائی چترسین کے پاس جا کر آپ کے بیٹے وِکرن نے اسے اپنے رتھ پر سوار کر لیا۔

Word by Word

विरथम्without a chariot, chariotless

तम्him

समासाद्यhaving approached, having reached

चित्रसेनम्Chitrasena (proper name)

यशस्विनम्glorious, renowned

रथम्chariot

आरोपयामासmade (him) mount, caused to ascend

विकर्णःVikarna (proper name)

तनयःson

तवyour

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Dhritarashtra (implied by 'O King' and 'your son')

Vikarna

Chitrasena

chariot

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

What is the core teaching?

Even within the harshness of war, kshatriya conduct includes protecting comrades and kin; restoring a chariotless warrior to safety and fighting capacity reflects loyalty and responsibility rather than mere aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Chitrasena has lost his chariot and is exposed on the battlefield. Vikarna reaches him, brings him to his own chariot, and seats him there, preventing immediate vulnerability and enabling continued participation in the fight.