Shloka 46
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
आर्यव्रतं तु जानन्त: संगरान्तं विधित्सव: । सेनामुखेषु स्थास्यन्ति मामकानां नरर्षभा:
Transliteration
āryavrataṃ tu jānantaḥ saṅgarāntaṃ vidhitsavaḥ | senāmukheṣu sthāsyanti māmakānāṃ nararṣabhāḥ ||
Translation
持国王说道：“那些如雄牛般的勇士，明知高贵的行为法度，又渴望在战场上迎来终局，必将坚立于我诸子军阵的最前锋。”
Word by Word
आर्यव्रतम्the noble code/vow (of the righteous)
आर्यव्रतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआर्यव्रत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
जानन्तःknowing
जानन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)
सङ्गरान्तम्the end/limit in battle (i.e., death in battle)
सङ्गरान्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसङ्गरान्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विधित्सवःdesiring to attain/bring about
विधित्सवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविधित्सु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, इच्छार्थक (desiderative adjective: 'wishing to do/attain')
सेनामुखेषुin the fronts/vanguards of the army
सेनामुखेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसेनामुख
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
स्थास्यन्तिthey will stand/remain
स्थास्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormSimple Future (लृट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
मामकानाम्of my (people/sons)
मामकानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमामक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
नरर्षभाःbulls among men, best of men
नरर्षभाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनरर्षभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛtarāṣṭraK
Kaurava army (māmakāḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse frames frontline fighting as an expression of āryavrata—an honorable ethical code—where elite warriors accept the risk of death as part of their dharma and commitment to their side.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra describes how eminent warriors on the Kaurava side, motivated by honor and readiness to die in battle, will take position at the very front of his sons’ forces.