Shloka 42
उपायधर्म-सेनायोगः
Upāya-dharma and Senāyoga: Expedient Ethics & Army Deployment
Devanagari script
एवं संशप्तशपथा: समभित्यक्तजीविता: । अमित्रवाहिनीं वीरा: प्रतिगाहन्त्यभीरव:,जो इस प्रकार शपथ लेकर जीवनका मोह छोड़ देते हैं, वे वीर पुरुष निर्भय होकर शत्रुओंकी सेनामें घुस जाते हैं
Transliteration
evaṁ saṁśaptaśapathāḥ samabhityaktajīvitāḥ | amitravāhinīṁ vīrāḥ pratigāhanty abhīravāḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：因此，那些以庄严誓愿自缚、舍弃对生命执著的英雄，便无所畏惧地闯入敌军阵中。
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
संशप्त-शपथाःhaving vowed (taken) a binding oath
संशप्त-शपथाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंशप्तशपथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समभित्यक्त-जीविताःhaving completely abandoned (clung-to) life; ready to die
समभित्यक्त-जीविताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमभित्यक्तजीवित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अमित्र-वाहिनीम्the enemy army
अमित्र-वाहिनीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्रवाहिनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वीराःheroes, brave men
वीराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रतिगाहन्तिenter, plunge into, charge into
प्रतिगाहन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-गाह्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
अभीरवःfearless
अभीरवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअभीरु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaV
vīrāḥ (heroes/warriors)A
amitra (enemy)A
amitravāhinī (enemy army)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A solemnly undertaken vow, aligned with one’s duty, demands unwavering resolve; the ideal warrior overcomes fear and attachment to life to act decisively in the face of danger.
Bhishma describes vowed warriors who, having pledged themselves and relinquished concern for personal survival, boldly charge into the enemy’s ranks.