Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ततो बलेन महता पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते । जुगोप भीष्ममासाद्य प्रार्थयानो महद्‌ यश:

Transliteration

tato balena mahatā putras tava viśāmpate | jugopa bhīṣmam āsādya prārthayāno mahad yaśaḥ ||

Translation

萨ंज耶说道：随后，噢，万民之主，你的儿子在强大兵力的支撑下，趋近毗湿摩，投身于他的庇护之下，希求获得伟大的声名。

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• बलेन: by/with strength
• बलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular (agreeing with बलेन)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• विशाम्पते: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जुगोप: protected/guarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: गुप्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• भीष्मम्: Bhishma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आसाद्य: having approached/reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable

• प्रार्थयानः: requesting/begging
• प्रार्थयानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थय्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with पुत्रः)

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular (used adverbially/intensively with यशः)

• यशः: fame/glory
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra
• Duryodhana
• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a righteous or unrighteous conflict, ambition for fame (yaśas) often drives action; yet such ambition typically seeks legitimacy through established elders and protectors. The verse highlights the ethical tension between personal glory and dependence on authority in wartime.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Duryodhana, backed by a great force, goes to Bhishma and takes shelter under him, aiming to secure great renown—implying a strategic and symbolic alignment with the Kuru grandsire.