Shloka 28

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः

Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle

Devanagari script

भीमसेनमनुप्राप्य प्राप्तकालमचिन्तयत्‌

Transliteration

bhīmasenam anuprāpya prāptakālam acintayat

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Parvenu auprès de Bhīmasena, il réfléchit sans délai, comprenant que l’heure décisive était venue. Dans la pression de la guerre, il écarta l’hésitation et considéra l’acte qu’imposait la situation.

Word by Word

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुप्राप्य: having reached/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√प्राप्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having reached/approached

• प्राप्तकालम्: the time that had come; the opportune time
• प्राप्तकालम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्तकाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अचिन्तयत्: he considered/thought
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kāla (the right moment) in dharmic action: when a critical time arrives, one must think clearly and act decisively rather than be paralyzed by delay—especially in the kṣatriya context of battlefield duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior has reached Bhīma and, seeing that the crucial moment has come, begins to deliberate on the immediate course of action in the unfolding battle.