Shloka 513

Devanagari script

कः क्षत्रियो मन्‍्यमान: प्रेक्षेत्रारिमवस्थितम्‌ । भीमसेन बोले--ट्रुपदके कुलमें जन्म लेकर और सम्पूर्ण अस्त्रोंका सबसे बड़ा विद्वान्‌ होकर भी कौन स्वाभिमानी क्षत्रिय शत्रुको सामने खड़ा हुआ देख सकेगा?

Transliteration

kaḥ kṣatriyo manyamānaḥ prekṣetārim avasthitam |

Translation

Bhīmasena berkata: “Terlahir dalam wangsa Drupada dan menjadi ahli tertinggi dalam segala senjata pun, kṣatriya mana yang masih menjaga harga diri dapat tahan melihat musuh berdiri di hadapannya?”

Word by Word

कःwho?

क्षत्रियःa Kshatriya (warrior)

मन्यमानःthinking, considering (himself)

प्रेक्षेतcould/should look at, would behold

अरिम्enemy

अवस्थितम्standing, stationed

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīmasena

ari (enemy/foe)

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?

The verse asserts the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness: a warrior who values honor should not shrink from an enemy who is openly present; courage and readiness to act are treated as ethical obligations within the battlefield dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Drona Parva’s intense fighting, Bhīma speaks in a rousing, challenging tone, pressing his side toward direct engagement and condemning any impulse to hesitate when the foe is right before them.