Shloka 20

कृप-अर्जुन रथयुद्धम्

Kṛpa–Arjuna Chariot Engagement

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तद्‌ वाक्‍्यं रुरुचे तेषां भीष्मेणोक्त महात्मना | तथा हि कृतवान्‌ राजा कौरवाणामनन्तरम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! महात्मा भीष्मकी कही हुई यह बात सबको पसंद आ गयी। फिर कौरवोंके राजा दुर्योधनने वैसा ही किया। पहले राजा दुर्योधनको और उसके बाद गोधनको भेजकर सेनापतियोंको व्यवस्थित करके भीष्मजीने सेनाका व्यूह बनानेकी तैयारी की

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tad vākyaṁ ruruce teṣāṁ Bhīṣmeṇoktaṁ mahātmanā | tathā hi kṛtavān rājā Kauravāṇām anantaram ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Lời ấy, do bậc đại hồn Bhīṣma thốt ra, làm tất thảy đều vừa lòng. Bấy giờ vua Kaurava liền làm đúng như thế, không chậm trễ—lập tức khởi sự những bước kế tiếp về mệnh lệnh và sắp đặt theo lời chỉ dạy.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

तत्that

वाक्यम्speech, statement

रुरुचेshone forth, pleased

तेषाम्of them, to them

भीष्मेणby Bhishma

उक्तम्spoken, said

महात्मनाby the great-souled one

तथाthus, in that manner

हिindeed, for

कृतवान्did, performed

राजाthe king

कौरवाणाम्of the Kauravas

अनन्तरम्immediately after, thereafter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīṣma

Kauravas

Duryodhana

Janamejaya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wise counsel (especially from a senior bound to duty) has the power to unify opinion and direct immediate action; the verse highlights the ethical weight of authoritative advice and the king’s responsibility to implement it promptly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma speaks a recommendation that wins general approval, and the Kaurava king (Duryodhana) proceeds to act accordingly, initiating the next organizational steps for command and military arrangement.