Shloka 513

Devanagari script

निगृहीतः पदे षष्ठे बलेन बलिनां वर: | फिर भीमने खड़े होकर अपने दोनों पैर जमा दिये और बलवानोंमें श्रेष्ठ शिनिप्रवर सात्यकिको छठे कदमपर बलपूर्वक काबूमें कर लिया

Transliteration

nigṛhītaḥ pade ṣaṣṭhe balena balināṃ varaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Le plus éminent des puissants fut arrêté de force au sixième pas. Bhīma, campant solidement ses deux pieds, maîtrisa et retint le célèbre Sātyaki, descendant de Śini, dès ce sixième pas.

Word by Word

निगृहीतःwas seized/held down

पदेin/at the step

षष्ठेsixth

बलेनby force/with strength

बलिनाम्of the strong (men)

वरःthe best/excellent one

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīma

Sātyaki

Śini (lineage reference)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the battlefield context, the verse underscores how determination and physical power can abruptly halt even a renowned warrior’s advance; it reflects the kṣatriya-world where immediate action and force often replace deliberation, raising ethical tension between restraint and aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma stands his ground, braces himself, and forcibly stops Sātyaki—described as the best among the strong—at his sixth step, effectively bringing him under control in the flow of combat.