Shloka 513

Devanagari script

कः क्षत्रियो मन्‍्यमान: प्रेक्षेत्रारिमवस्थितम्‌ । भीमसेन बोले--ट्रुपदके कुलमें जन्म लेकर और सम्पूर्ण अस्त्रोंका सबसे बड़ा विद्वान्‌ होकर भी कौन स्वाभिमानी क्षत्रिय शत्रुको सामने खड़ा हुआ देख सकेगा?

Transliteration

kaḥ kṣatriyo manyamānaḥ prekṣetārim avasthitam |

Translation

Bhīmasena said: “What self-respecting kṣatriya could bear to look upon an enemy standing before him?”

Word by Word

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रियः: a Kshatriya (warrior)
• क्षत्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मन्यमानः: thinking, considering (himself)
• मन्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle, parasmaipada sense)

• प्रेक्षेत: could/should look at, would behold
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + ईक्ष्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अरिम्: enemy
• अरिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवस्थितम्: standing, stationed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + स्था
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• ari (enemy/foe)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness: a warrior who values honor should not shrink from an enemy who is openly present; courage and readiness to act are treated as ethical obligations within the battlefield dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Drona Parva’s intense fighting, Bhīma speaks in a rousing, challenging tone, pressing his side toward direct engagement and condemning any impulse to hesitate when the foe is right before them.