Shloka 15

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६२: वासुदेवमहात्म्यप्रशंसा (देव–ब्रह्मसंवादः)

Devanagari script

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम हैडिम्बस्य पराक्रमम्‌ | अतीत्य पितरं युद्धे यदयुध्यत भारत

Transliteration

tatrādbhūtam apaśyāma haiḍimbasya parākramam | atītya pitaraṃ yuddhe yad ayudhyata bhārata ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: هناك رأينا البأس العجيب لابن هيديمبا—غطوتكچا. لقد فاق أباه في ساحة القتال، فقاتل بشجاعة خارقة أدهشت جميع من في الميدان.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, marvelous (thing/deed)
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपश्याम: we saw
• अपश्याम: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), First, Plural

• हैडिम्बस्य: of (the son of) Hidimba / of Ghaṭotkaca
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैडिम्ब
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पराक्रमम्: valor, prowess
• पराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अतीत्य: having surpassed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति-इ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यत्: that (fact) / inasmuch as
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अयुध्यत: he fought
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Bhārata)
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Hiḍimbā
• Bhīma (implied as the father being surpassed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary capability can arise from lineage yet exceed it, emphasizing recognition of merit and valor in its own right. Ethically, it underscores the awe and gravity of war, where prowess becomes a decisive and morally weighty force witnessed by all.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that on the battlefield they witnessed the astonishing heroism of Ghaṭotkaca, described as the son of Hiḍimbā, who fought so powerfully that he seemed to surpass even his father (implicitly Bhīma) in martial prowess.