Shloka 89
Devanagari script
ततो भीमो महाबाहुद्रौणेर्युधि महाबल:
Transliteration
tato bhīmo mahābāhur drauṇer yudhi mahābalaḥ
Translation
قال سنجيا: ثمّ تقدّم بهيما—عظيمَ الساعدين، جليلَ القوّة—في القتال ضدّ ابنِ درونا، مُجسِّدًا عزمَ الباندافا على مواجهة بأسٍ مهيبٍ بشجاعة لا تتزعزع وقوّةٍ منضبطة.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable)
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
द्रौणेःof Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)
द्रौणेः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौणि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
युधिin battle
युधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध् (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्रीलिङ्ग)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
महाबलःvery strong, mighty
महाबलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhimaD
Drona’s son (Ashvatthama)S
SanjayaCharacter 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
The verse highlights kshatriya-dharma in practice: meeting a powerful adversary without retreat, using strength under the discipline of duty rather than mere rage, and sustaining resolve amid the moral weight of war.
Sanjaya narrates a battlefield turn where Bhima, renowned for immense power, moves to engage Drona’s son (Ashvatthama) in combat, signaling an intensification of the duel-driven clashes within the larger Kurukshetra war.