Shloka 10

भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः

Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify

Devanagari script

न हि पश्यामि त॑ वीरं यो मे रक्षेत्‌ सुतान्‌ रणे

Transliteration

na hi paśyāmi taṁ vīraṁ yo me rakṣet sutān raṇe

Translation

持国王说道：“诚然，我看不见有哪位英雄能在战阵中护我诸子。”在这惶惧的自白里，盲王对儿子的执著与对战争在道义与现实层面后果的恐惧交织而出，暗示了：若权力根植于偏私而非达摩，其根基何其脆弱。

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• पश्यामि: I see
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (दृश्-अर्थे)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), 1st, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• तत्: that (him)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• वीरम्: hero/warrior
• वीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• मे: my/of me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular, 1st

• रक्षेत्: would protect/should protect
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रक्ष्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), 3rd, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• सुतान्: sons
• सुतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• his sons (the Kauravas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how attachment (to one’s own sons) breeds fear and clouds judgment; when leadership is driven by partiality rather than dharma, confidence collapses even amid armies and allies.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing of the unfolding war, voices doubt that any warrior can truly safeguard his sons on the battlefield, revealing his growing dread about the Kauravas’ fate.