Shloka 23

Devanagari script

समागम्य च भीमेन मन्त्रयित्वा च फाल्गुन:

Transliteration

samāgamya ca bhīmena mantrayitvā ca phālgunaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having met with Bhīma and then taking counsel, Phālguna (Arjuna) proceeded—acting not on impulse but through deliberate consultation amid the pressures of war, where strategy and responsibility toward dharma must guide action.

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)