Shloka 8

Devanagari script

अभिप्रायं तु कृष्णस्य ज्ञात्वा परपुरंजय: । आजिशीर्षगतं पार्थ भीमसेनो5 भ्युवाच ह,श्रीकृष्णके इस अभिप्रायको जानकर शत्रुनगरीपर विजय पानेवाले भीमसेनने युद्धके मुहानेपर पहुँचे हुए अर्जुनसे इस प्रकार कहा

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | abhiprāyaṃ tu kṛṣṇasya jñātvā parapuraṃjayaḥ | ājiśīrṣagataṃ pārthaṃ bhīmaseno 'bhyuvāca ha ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Als Bhīmasena—Bezwinger feindlicher Festungen—Kṛṣṇas Absicht erkannt hatte, wandte er sich an Pārtha (Arjuna), der bis an die vorderste Front des Kampfes gelangt war.

Word by Word

अभिप्रायम्intention, plan

तुbut, indeed

कृष्णस्यof Krishna

ज्ञात्वाhaving known

परपुरंजयःconqueror of enemy-cities

आजिशीर्षगतम्having reached the forefront of battle

पार्थम्Arjuna (son of Pritha)

भीमसेनःBhimasena

अभ्युवाचsaid, addressed

हindeed (emphatic particle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kṛṣṇa

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Pārtha (Arjuna)

battlefront (āji-śīrṣa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Right action in war is not mere impulse; it should be aligned with a higher intention grounded in dharma and sound strategy. Bhīma’s words are framed as arising from understanding Kṛṣṇa’s purpose, suggesting disciplined, purposeful action rather than uncontrolled vengeance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma, after grasping Kṛṣṇa’s intent, speaks to Arjuna who has reached the battle’s forefront. This verse serves as a transition into Bhīma’s address, highlighting that the coming counsel is informed by Kṛṣṇa’s plan.