Shloka 42

Devanagari script

भीमसेनस्तदा राजन धृष्टद्युम्नश्न पार्षत: । बलेन चतुरज्गजेण नानादेश्यानवारयत्‌,राजन! उस समय भीमसेन और ट्रुपदकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न चतुरंगिणी सेना साथ लेकर उन अनेकदेशीय सैनिकोंको रोकने लगे

Transliteration

bhīmasenas tadā rājan dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ | balena caturaṅgiṇyā nānādeśyān avārayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Raja, saat itu Bhīmasena dan Dhṛṣṭadyumna, putra Pārṣata, dengan dukungan bala caturangga, menahan laju para kesatria yang datang dari berbagai negeri.

Word by Word

भीमसेनःBhimasena

तदाthen

राजन्O king

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhrishtadyumna

पार्षतःthe son of Prishata (Drupada’s son)

बलेनby force/with strength

चतुरङ्गेणwith a fourfold (army: elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry)

जेनby/with (the) conqueror (reading uncertain)

नानाvarious, many kinds of

देश्यान्belonging to (different) regions; provincial

अवारयत्stopped/held back

राजन्O king

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Drupada (Pārṣata)

caturaṅga-bala (fourfold army)

nānādeśya-sainikāḥ (multi-regional troops)

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 highlights kṣātra-dharma expressed as disciplined protection: leaders use organized strength (the fourfold army) to restrain harm and prevent an enemy breakthrough, emphasizing responsibility and coordinated action over impulsive violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the battle, Bhīma and Dhṛṣṭadyumna, backed by a complete fourfold force, block and repel the advance of troops gathered from many regions, stabilizing their side’s position in the fighting.