Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तत उत्थाय कौन्तेयो भीमसेनो महाबल: । आजगाम महाबाहुर्मातुरन्तिकमञ्जसा,तब महाबली कुन्तीकुमार महाबाहु भीमसेन वहाँसे उठकर शीघ्र ही अपनी माताके समीप आ गये

Transliteration

tata utthāya kaunteyo bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | ājagāma mahābāhur mātur antikam añjasā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then Kuntī’s son Bhīmasena, of great strength and mighty arms, rose and swiftly went to his mother’s side.

Word by Word

ततःthen; from thereupon

उत्थायhaving risen

कौन्तेयःthe son of Kunti (Bhima)

भीमसेनःBhimasena

महाबलःmighty-strong

आजगामcame; approached

महाबाहुःthe great-armed one

मातुःof (his) mother

अन्तिकम्near; vicinity

अञ्जसाquickly; straightway; easily

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Kuntī

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

What is the core teaching?

Strength and heroism are best directed under dharmic guidance; the verse highlights prompt respect for a mother’s authority and the ethical ideal of seeking elder counsel before acting.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma rises and immediately approaches his mother Kuntī, indicating urgency and attentiveness to her presence or instruction, as narrated by Vaiśampāyana.