Shloka 31
Devanagari script
ततोअब्रवीद् धर्मराजं भीमसेनस्तथागतम्
Transliteration
tato 'bravīd dharmarājaṃ bhīmasenas tathāgatam
Translation
Sañjaya said: Then Bhīmasena addressed Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), who had come there—amid the strain of war, where duty and resolve must be reaffirmed through counsel among brothers.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
Formलुङ् (aorist), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्
धर्मराजम्Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
धर्मराजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मराज
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
भीमसेनःBhimasena (Bhima)
भीमसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
FormAvyaya
आगतम्come, arrived (one who had come)
आगतम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम्
Formक्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया/प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)D
Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)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
Even amid warfare, dharma is sustained through timely speech—responsible counsel to the rightful leader strengthens moral clarity and collective resolve.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma begins speaking to Yudhiṣṭhira, who has arrived; the verse functions as a transition into Bhīma’s address within the Drona Parva battle context.