Shloka 14

शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command

Devanagari script

मध्यम: पाण्डवस्तीक्ष्णो भीमसेनो महाबल: । प्रतिज्ञातं च तेनोग्रं भज्येतापि न संनमेत्‌,“मझले पाण्डव महाबली भीमसेनका स्वभाव बड़ा ही कठोर है। उन्होंने बड़ी भयंकर प्रतिज्ञा की है। सूखे काठकी तरह वे टूट भले ही जाय, झुक नहीं सकते

Transliteration

madhyamaḥ pāṇḍavas tīkṣṇo bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | pratijñātaṃ ca tenograṃ bhajyetāpi na saṃnamet ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Bhīmasena, the middle of the Pāṇḍava brothers, is fierce and of immense strength. He has taken a dreadful vow: even if he were to break like dry wood, he would not bend.”

Word by Word

मध्यमःmiddle (one)

पाण्डवःthe Pandava (son of Pandu)

तीक्ष्णःsharp; fierce; stern

भीमसेनःBhimasena

महाबलःvery strong; mighty

प्रतिज्ञातम्a vow; a pledge

चand

तेनby him; by that

उग्रम्terrible; fierce

भज्येतmay be broken

अपिeven; although

नnot

संनमेत्would bend; should bow down

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Pāṇḍavas

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes