Shloka 38

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

तत्र भारत भीमस्य बल वीर्य पराक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

tatra bhārata bhīmasya bala-vīrya-parākramam

Translation

There, O descendant of Bharata, (I shall describe) Bhīma’s strength, manly valor, and heroic prowess—so that his deeds in the battle may be rightly understood in their full force.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that place/occasion
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb of place)

• भारत: O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, vocative singular

• भीमस्य: of Bhīma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, genitive singular

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

• वीर्यम्: valor; prowess
• वीर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

• पराक्रमम्: heroic might; great exertion
• पराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, accusative singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)