Shloka 13
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
Devanagari script
को हि संजय भीमस्य स्थातुमुत्सहतेडग्रत:
Transliteration
ko hi sañjaya bhīmasya sthātum utsahate 'grataḥ
Translation
قال دِهْرِتَرَاشْتْرَا: «أخبرني يا سانجيا—من ذا الذي يجرؤ حقاً على الوقوف في مواجهة بهيما؟»
Word by Word
कःwho
कः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
संजयO Sañjaya
संजय:
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भीमस्यof Bhīma
भीमस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
स्थातुम्to stand (remain)
स्थातुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formतुमुन्, Infinitive
उत्सहतेdares/is able
उत्सहते:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्सह्
FormLat, Present, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
अग्रतःin front (of)
अग्रतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअग्रतः
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛtarāṣṭraS
SañjayaB
Bhīma (Bhīmasena)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Unchecked wrongdoing breeds fear: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s anxious question shows how adharma culminates in dread when consequences arrive. It also highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness—only the truly courageous can stand firm before overwhelming force.
In the midst of the Drona Parva’s battle reports, Dhṛtarāṣṭra questions Sañjaya about Bhīma’s terrifying presence on the battlefield, asking who among the warriors can dare to face him directly.