Shloka 33

Devanagari script

अब्रवीत्‌ पुण्डरीकाक्षो धनंजयमिदं वच: । पश्य भीम॑ महाबाहं राक्षसेन्द्रवर्शं गतम्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | abravīt puṇḍarīkākṣo dhanañjayam idaṃ vacaḥ | paśya bhīmaṃ mahābāho rākṣasendravarṣaṃ gatam ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Then the lotus-eyed one addressed Dhananjaya with these words: “O mighty-armed one, look at Bhima—he has advanced into the very downpour of the lord of the Rakshasas.” The line underscores the moral tension of war: valor must be matched with vigilance, for even righteous fury can draw a warrior into peril when facing a formidable, unconventional foe.

Word by Word

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (वचने)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुण्डरीकाक्षः: the lotus-eyed one (Krishna)
• पुण्डरीकाक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनंजयम्: to Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पश्य: see/behold
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (दर्शने)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीमम्: Bhima
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाबाहुम्: mighty-armed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राक्षसेन्द्रवशम्: under the control/power of the lord of Rakshasas
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसेन्द्रवश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गतम्: gone/come to (a state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (गत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Puṇḍarīkākṣa (Kṛṣṇa)
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Bhima
• Rākṣasendra (lord of the Rakshasas)