Shloka 60

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः

Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma

Devanagari script

स्वागतं धर्मपुत्राय भीमाय यमयोस्तथा । कि वा कार्य करोम्यद्य युष्माकं प्रीतिवर्धनम्‌

Transliteration

svāgataṁ dharmaputrāya bhīmāya yamayos tathā | ki vā kāryaṁ karomy adya yuṣmākaṁ prītivardhanam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Welcome to Dharmaputra, to Bhīma, and likewise to the twin sons of Yama. What service shall I perform today that may increase your satisfaction?”

Word by Word

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मपुत्राय: to Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मपुत्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• भीमाय: to Bhīma
• भीमाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• यमयोः: of the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva / the twins)
• यमयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• तथा: likewise, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• किम्: what?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम्

• वा: or; indeed (emphatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• कार्यम्: to be done; duty; task
• कार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present (Lat), First, Singular

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• युष्माकम्: of you (all); your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• प्रीतिवर्धनम्: that which increases (your) joy/pleasure
• प्रीतिवर्धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीतिवर्धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Bhīma
• Yamayau (Nakula and Sahadeva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through respectful welcome and readiness to serve: true nobility is shown by honoring the righteous and seeking actions that increase harmony and goodwill.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses the Pāṇḍavas—Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra), Bhīma, and the twins—offering them a formal welcome and asking what he can do to please them, signaling deference and a desire to support them in the unfolding war context.