Shloka 10

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां मम पुत्राणां स एक: क्रूरविक्रम: । बह्नाशी विप्रतीपश्च बाल्येडपि रभस: सदा,बाल्यकालमें भी मेरे सब पुत्रोंमें एकमात्र वह भीमसेन ही क्रूर पराक्रमी, बहुत अधिक खानेवाला, सबके प्रतिकूल चलनेवाला तथा सदा अत्यन्त वेगशाली था

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ mama putrāṇāṃ sa ekaḥ krūravikramaḥ | bahnāśī vipratīpaś ca bālye 'pi rabhasaḥ sadā ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Among all my sons, that one—Bhīmasena alone—was of fierce prowess: a great eater, contrary in conduct, and always impetuous, even from childhood.”

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्राणाम्: of (my) sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सः: he / that one
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकः: one (alone)
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रूर-विक्रमः: of fierce valor
• क्रूर-विक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रूर + विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बह्वाशी: a great eater / eating much
• बह्वाशी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + आशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विप्रतीपः: contrary / hostile (to others)
• विप्रतीपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्रतीप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• बाल्ये: in childhood
• बाल्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अपि: even / also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• रभसः: impetuous / very swift
• रभसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रभस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīmasena
• Kauravas (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons)