Shloka 126

Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa

Devanagari script

भीमो धनंजयान्वेषी कस्तमाच्छेज्जिजीविषु: । जो भीमसेन अकेले ही द्रोणाचार्यको मथकर धनंजयका पता लगानेके लिये मेरी सेनामें घुस आये, उनका सामना करनेके लिये जीवित रहनेकी इच्छावाला कौन पुरुष जा सकता है?

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | bhīmo dhanañjayānveṣī kastam ācchij jijīviṣuḥ |

Translation

ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「ダナンジャヤ（アルジュナ）を求めるビー マに、なお生を望む者で、いったい誰が抗し得ようか。」

Word by Word

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

• धनंजय-अन्वेषी: a seeker of Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजय-अन्वेषी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय + अन्वेषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आच्छेत्: would cut down / would strike down
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जिजीविषुः: desirous of living
• जिजीविषुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जिजीविषु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how overwhelming valor and single-minded purpose can render ordinary calculations of safety irrelevant; it also reflects the psychological dimension of dharma-yuddha, where fear, duty, and loyalty collide in the minds of leaders and warriors.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra reacts to the report of Bhīma’s advance: Bhīma is pressing forward in the battle while searching for Arjuna (Dhanañjaya). The king, alarmed, asks rhetorically who would dare confront Bhīma if they still value their life.