Shloka 23

Devanagari script

समागम्य च भीमेन मन्त्रयित्वा च फाल्गुन:

Transliteration

samāgamya ca bhīmena mantrayitvā ca phālgunaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Nachdem er Bhīma getroffen und sich mit ihm beraten hatte, schritt Phālguna (Arjuna) voran—nicht aus Impuls, sondern aus wohlüberlegter Rücksprache unter dem Druck des Krieges, wo Strategie und Verantwortung gegenüber dem Dharma das Handeln leiten müssen.

Word by Word

• समागम्य: having met / having come together
• समागम्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (गम्)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-र्थे अव्यय), कर्तरि, पूर्वकाल (absolutive/gerund)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भीमेन: by/with Bhima
• भीमेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मन्त्रयित्वा: having consulted / having deliberated
• मन्त्रयित्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्रय् (मन्त्र्/मन्त्रयति)
• Form: क्त्वा, कर्तरि, पूर्वकाल (absolutive/gerund)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• फाल्गुनः: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Phālguna (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in crisis, righteous action is strengthened by thoughtful counsel: leaders should deliberate with trusted allies so that power and emotion are restrained by responsibility and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna (Phālguna) meets Bhīma and consults with him, indicating coordinated planning among the Pāṇḍavas during the Karṇa-parvan battle sequence.