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Shloka 296

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः

सैनापत्यमनुप्राप्तो धृष्टद्युम्नो महाबल: । 'ये ट्रुपदपुत्र महाबली धृष्टद्युम्म भी सदा आपका हित चाहते हैं और आपके प्रिय- साधनमें तत्पर होकर ही इन्होंने प्रधान सेनापतिका गुरुतर भार ग्रहण किया है

saināpatyam anuprāpto dhṛṣṭadyumno mahābalaḥ |

三阇耶说道:大力的德里什塔丢姆那已就任总司令之职,肩负统率大军的沉重责任——此举被称为出于坚定之志,为其一方谋求福祉,并追求被认为对盟友有利之事;皆发生在这场虽合乎正义却又悲怆的战争之中。

सैनापत्यम्the office of commander-in-chief
सैनापत्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसैनापत्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनुप्राप्तःhaving obtained / having attained
अनुप्राप्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-प्राप्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle), used actively
धृष्टद्युम्नःDhrishtadyumna
धृष्टद्युम्नः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृष्टद्युम्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाबलःmighty/very strong
महाबलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Educational Q&A

The verse foregrounds kṣātra-dharma in practice: leadership is not mere honor but a weighty obligation. Accepting command implies readiness to bear consequences, protect one’s side, and act with disciplined intent amid the moral gravity of war.

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛṣṭadyumna—renowned for strength—has taken up the role of commander-in-chief of the Pāṇḍava forces, signaling an organized assumption of military leadership as the battle unfolds.