Mahabharata 7.116.71 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 71

Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)

Devanagari script

प्रतिलभ्य तत: संज्ञां भीमसेनो महाबल: । शक्ति जग्राह समरे हेमदण्डामयस्मयीम्‌,इसी बीचमें महाबली भीमसेनने सचेत होकर समरांगणमें सुवर्णमय दण्डसे विभूषित एक लोहेकी शक्ति हाथमें ले ली

Transliteration

pratilabhya tataḥ saṃjñāṃ bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | śaktiṃ jagrāha samare hemadaṇḍām ayasmayīm ||

Translation

Kemudian, setelah siuman kembali, Bhimasena yang mahaperkasa, di tengah pertempuran, meraih senjata śakti dari besi yang berhias gagang berlapis emas.

Word by Word

• प्रतिलभ्य: having regained/obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√लभ्
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), कर्तरि, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)

• ततः: then/from that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• संज्ञाम्: consciousness, awareness
• संज्ञाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: mighty-strong (one)
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्तिम्: a spear/javelin (weapon)
• शक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• जग्राह: took, seized
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), 3rd, Singular, परस्मैपदम्

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हेमदण्डाम्: having a golden staff/shaft
• हेमदण्डाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमदण्डा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अयस्मयीम्: made of iron
• अयस्मयीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयस्मयी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• śakti (weapon)
• battlefield (samara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadiness and resilience under crisis: a warrior who regains awareness must re-center himself and act according to duty (kṣatriya-dharma), using strength with discipline rather than rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

After losing consciousness, Bhīma comes to his senses on the battlefield and immediately arms himself by taking up an iron śakti with a golden shaft, preparing to continue the fight.