Shloka 26

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

४७०४> «०५७ ७७ पल । नह | न हैँ ण ५ ८ ! ' | ि । आहत: स महाबाहुर्भीमो भीमपराक्रम:

Transliteration

āhataḥ sa mahābāhur bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: That mighty-armed Bhīma—renowned for his fearsome valor—was struck (in battle).

Word by Word

• आहतः: struck, wounded
• आहतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आहन् (धातु) → आहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमपराक्रमः: of terrible valor
• भीमपराक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमपराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s war-ethos: even the greatest heroes, celebrated with epithets of strength and fearsome prowess, are still subject to injury and reversal in battle—highlighting the harsh impartiality of warfare and the fragility beneath martial glory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma, famed for immense strength and terrifying valor, has been struck by an opponent during the ongoing combat in the Karṇa Parva.