Shloka 62

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

निवृत्तं पश्य कौन्तेय भीमसेनं युधां पतिम्‌

Transliteration

nivṛttaṃ paśya kaunteya bhīmasenaṃ yudhāṃ patim

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Lihatlah, wahai putra Kuntī—Bhīmasena, pemuka para kesatria, telah berbalik (mundur)!”

Word by Word

• निवृत्तम्: turned back, withdrawn
• निवृत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निवृत्त (नि-√वृत्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पश्य: see, behold
• पश्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौन्तेय: O son of Kuntī
• कौन्तेय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भीमसेनम्: Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधाम्: of battles
• युधाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• पतिम्: lord, master
• पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kaunteya (son of Kuntī)
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the ethics of epic warfare, a great warrior’s turning back is significant: it can signal strategic regrouping, exhaustion, or a momentary lapse under pressure, and it invites reflection on how honor, duty, and practical necessity interact on the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting events of the Kurukṣetra war, draws attention to Bhīma—celebrated as a foremost fighter—who is seen turning back/withdrawing at that moment, highlighting a dramatic shift in the flow of combat.