Shloka 15

Adhyāya 92: Irāvanta-śoka, punaḥ-pravṛttiḥ saṅgrāmasya

Arjuna’s grief and the battle’s renewed intensity

Devanagari script

ततः सर्वाणि सैन्यानि धर्मपुत्रस्य शासनात्‌ | संरब्धान्यभ्यवर्तन्त भीष्ममेव जिघांसया

Transliteration

tataḥ sarvāṇi sainyāni dharmaputrasya śāsanāt | saṃrabdhāny abhyavartanta bhīṣmam eva jighāṃsayā ||

Translation

Bấy giờ, theo mệnh lệnh của Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira), toàn bộ các đạo quân của ngài—bừng bừng phẫn nộ, quyết chí dữ dội—đồng loạt xông lên, dồn thẳng vào một mình Bhīṣma, với ý định giết cho bằng được.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• सैन्यानि: armies, troops
• सैन्यानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• धर्मपुत्रस्य: of Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• शासनात्: from the command/ordering
• शासनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

• संरब्धानि: enraged, impetuous
• संरब्धानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संरब्ध (√रभ्/रम्भ् + सम्, क्त)
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• अभ्यवर्तन्त: advanced upon, rushed towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वृत् (वर्तते)
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• भीष्मम्: Bhīṣma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• एव: indeed, only, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• जिघांसया: with the desire to kill
• जिघांसया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिघांसā (√हन्, desiderative noun from जिघांसति)
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Bhīṣma
• Pāṇḍava army (Dharmaputra's forces)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical strain of dharma in war: disciplined obedience to a legitimate commander and the demands of strategy can compel warriors to act against a revered elder. It points to how duty and necessity may override personal reverence, intensifying the moral complexity of Kurukṣetra.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, following Yudhiṣṭhira’s order, the Pāṇḍava forces collectively rush forward in anger and concentrate their assault on Bhīṣma, aiming to bring him down.