Shloka 296

Devanagari script

सर्वपार्थिववीराणां संनिधौ पूजयन्निव । राजन! उस जलसे तृप्त होकर शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मने अर्जुनसे समस्त वीरनरेशोंके समीप उनकी प्रशंसा करते हुए इस प्रकार कहा--

Transliteration

sarvapārthivavīrāṇāṁ sannidhau pūjayann iva | rājan! us jalase tṛptaḥ śāntanunandanaḥ bhīṣmaḥ arjunase samasta vīranareśoṁke samīpa unakī praśaṁsā karate hue isa prakāra kahā—

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Tâu Đại vương, như thể đang tôn vinh chàng ngay trước mặt toàn thể các vua chiến binh, Bhīṣma—con của Śāntanu—sau khi thỏa lòng với lễ thủy cúng ấy, đã nói với Arjuna, công khai ca ngợi chàng trước hội anh hùng.

Word by Word

• सर्व: of all
• सर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पार्थिव: kings, rulers
• पार्थिव: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वीराणाम्: of heroes
• वीराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• संनिधौ: in the presence
• संनिधौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पूजयन्: praising / honoring
• पूजयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīṣma
• Arjuna
• Śāntanu
• warrior-kings (pārthivas)
• assembled heroes/warriors (vīras)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical function of honor in a warrior society: true valor and right conduct are affirmed publicly before peers and rulers, making praise a moral endorsement and a standard for the community, not merely personal flattery.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma, satisfied after a ceremonial offering/refreshment, addresses Arjuna and praises him in front of all the assembled warrior-kings, as though formally honoring him.