Shloka 283

धर्मरहस्योपदेशः

Dharma-rahasya Instruction: Vows, Truth, and Non-injury

Devanagari script

निरस्य भीमसेनं तु ततः प्राप्स्यसि फाल्गुनम्‌ । “महाबाहो! तुम महाबली भीमसेनपर चढ़ाई करो। भीमसेनको परास्त कर देनेपर निश्चय ही अर्जुनको अपने सामने पा जाओगे

Transliteration

nirāsya bhīmasenaṃ tu tataḥ prāpsyasi phālgunam |

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: «O du Großarmiger! Greife den überaus mächtigen Bhimasena an. Hast du Bhimasena zurückgedrängt, wirst du gewiss Phalguna (Arjuna) von Angesicht zu Angesicht begegnen.»

Word by Word

• निरस्य: having driven away/repulsed
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्+अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• प्राप्स्यसि: you will attain/meet
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• फाल्गुनम्: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhimasena (Bhima)
• Phalguna (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a battlefield ethic of prioritization and resolve: remove the immediate, powerful impediment first (Bhima), and only then can one meet the principal opponent (Arjuna). It reflects the kshatriya context where strategic sequencing supports the pursuit of one’s martial objective.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports a tactical assertion within the Kurukshetra war: if the addressed warrior can repel Bhima, the path opens to an encounter with Arjuna (Phalguna). The statement situates Bhima as a formidable barrier before reaching Arjuna.