Shloka 74

Devanagari script

अहं राज्ञ: करिष्यामि रक्षां पुरुषसत्तम | सात्यकिके ऐसा कहनेपर भीमसेनने उनसे कहा--'अच्छा भैया! तुम कार्यसिद्धिके लिये आगे बढ़ो। पुरुषप्रवर! मैं राजाकी रक्षा करूँगा” || ७३ $ ।। एवमुक्त: प्रत्युवाच भीमसेनं स माधव:

Transliteration

ahaṁ rājñaḥ kariṣyāmi rakṣāṁ puruṣasattama | sātyakike evaṁ kahane'pi bhīmasenena tebhyaḥ proktam— “accha bhaiyā! tvaṁ kāryasiddhaye agre vardhasva | puruṣapravara! ahaṁ rājānaṁ rakṣiṣyāmi” || 73 || evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca bhīmasenaṁ sa mādhavaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O best of men, I will protect the king.” Even after Sātyaki spoke thus, Bhīmasena replied to him: “Very well, brother—advance in front for the accomplishment of the task. O foremost of men, I will guard the king.” Having been addressed in this way, that Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) then answered Bhīmasena.

Word by Word

अहम्I

राज्ञःof the king

करिष्यामिI will do / I will make

रक्षाम्protection

पुरुषसत्तमO best of men

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been addressed / thus spoken to

प्रत्युवाचreplied

भीमसेनम्to Bhimasena

सःhe

माधवःMadhava (Krishna)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Sātyaki

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

the king (rājā)

Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights role-based dharma in crisis: one warrior advances to secure the mission’s success while another assumes the protective duty of guarding the king. It emphasizes responsibility, coordination, and prioritizing the common objective over personal display.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of battle arrangements, Sātyaki indicates a course of action; Bhīma responds by urging Sātyaki to move ahead to accomplish the task, while Bhīma himself takes on the responsibility of protecting the king. After this exchange, Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) replies to Bhīma.