Shloka 28

Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

भर्तुरर्थे च यः शूरो विक्रमेद्‌ वाहिनीमुखे

Transliteration

bharturarthe ca yaḥ śūro vikramed vāhinīmukhe

Translation

Ambarīṣa nói: “Người anh hùng nào vì lợi ích của chủ mình mà dũng mãnh tiến thẳng vào tuyến đầu của đạo quân—dũng khí ấy là dấu ấn của sự phụng sự trung thành và ý chí kiên định theo dharma.”

Word by Word

• भर्तुः: of the husband/master
• भर्तुः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अर्थे: for the sake/purpose
• अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शूरः: a hero, brave man
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विक्रमेत्: should advance/stride forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-क्रम्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वाहिनीमुखे: at the front of the army
• वाहिनीमुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहिनीमुख
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

अम्बरीष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ambarīṣa
• bhartṛ (lord/master/husband)
• vāhinī (army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True heroism is defined not merely by fighting, but by steadfast loyalty and willingness to risk oneself for a rightful superior’s cause—an ethic of duty-bound courage.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s discourse on dharma and conduct, Ambarīṣa describes the ideal brave man: one who, for his lord’s purpose, steps into the army’s forefront, exemplifying committed service in a martial context.