Shloka 26

Dhanañjaya-viraha-śoka and the Resolve to Enter Gandhamādana (धनंजय-विरह-शोकः गन्धमादन-प्रवेश-संकल्पश्च)

Devanagari script

तत्र सर्वे गमिष्यामो भीमार्जुनगवेषिण: । सायुधा बद्धनिस्त्रिंशा: सार्ध विप्रैर्महाव्रतै:,भीमसेन! हम सब लोग अर्जुनकी खोज करते हुए तलवार बाँधकर अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंसे सुसज्जित हो इन महान्‌ व्रतधारी ब्राह्मणोंके साथ वहाँ चलेंगे

Transliteration

tatra sarve gamiṣyāmo bhīmārjunagaveṣiṇaḥ | sāyudhā baddhaniṣtriṃśāḥ sārdha viprair mahāvrataiḥ ||

Translation

“There we shall all go, seeking Bhīma and Arjuna—armed, with our swords girded on—together with these great-vowed brāhmaṇas. Our course is not mere pursuit, but a disciplined, righteous search undertaken with readiness and restraint.”

Word by Word

तत्रthere

सर्वेall

गमिष्यामःwe shall go

भीम-अर्जुन-गवेषिणःseeking Bhima and Arjuna

स-आयुधाःwith weapons

बद्ध-निस्त्रिंशाःhaving swords fastened (girt with swords)

सार्धम्together with

विप्रैःwith the brahmins

महाव्रतैःof great vows (highly observant)

भीमसेनO Bhimasena

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

Arjuna

brāhmaṇas (vipra)

sword (niṣtriṃśa)

weapons (āyudha)

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?

A leader must act decisively for the protection and recovery of loved ones, yet do so within dharma—prepared for danger (armed) while honoring and accompanying the righteous (great-vowed brāhmaṇas), indicating disciplined power rather than reckless violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira declares that all of them will proceed to the indicated place to search for Bhīma and Arjuna, setting out armed with swords and weapons, and accompanied by brāhmaṇas known for strict vows and observances.