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Shloka 15

Chapter 19: Prativyūha of the Pāṇḍavas — Vajra (Acala) Formation and Dawn Omens

धृतराष्ट्रस्य दायादा इति बीभत्सुरब्रवीत्‌ | भीमसेनं तदा राजन्‌ दर्शयस्व महाबलम्‌

dhṛtarāṣṭrasya dāyādā iti bībhatsur abravīt | bhīmasenaṃ tadā rājan darśayasva mahābalam |

قال سَنجايا: تكلّم أرجونا (بيبهاتسو) مُشيرًا: «هؤلاء هم ورثة دِهرتاراشترا». ثم، أيها الملك، توجّه إلى بهيماسينا وحثّه: «الآن أظهر قوتك العظمى لهؤلاء الأعداء». إنّها لحظة يتجلّى فيها توتّر القرابة حين تنقلب صراعًا؛ فمعرفة النسب لا تمنع النداء إلى الحسم في حربٍ قائمة على الدارما والحق.

धृतराष्ट्रस्यof Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्रस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
दायादाःheirs/sons (claimants)
दायादाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदायाद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इतिthus/so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
बीभत्सुःArjuna (the dreadful one)
बीभत्सुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबीभत्सु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
भीमसेनम्Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
भीमसेनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
दर्शयस्वshow (yourself/show)
दर्शयस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Ātmanepada
महाबलम्great strength/mighty power
महाबलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
A
Arjuna (Bībhatsu)
B
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
K
Kauravas (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons/heirs)

Educational Q&A

Even when opponents are one’s own kin, a warrior committed to dharma must act with clarity and resolve. Naming them as “Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s heirs” underscores the tragedy of familial war, yet the call to Bhīma to display strength reflects the necessity of firm action when righteousness requires it.

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna identifies the opposing side as Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s heirs (the Kauravas) and then urges Bhīma to demonstrate his might against them, signaling readiness for battle and rallying force before engagement.