Shloka 21

Devanagari script

उत्सृज्य च महाबाहुं भीमसेनं तथा रणे

Transliteration

utsṛjya ca mahābāhuṁ bhīmasenaṁ tathā raṇe

Translation

ಮತ್ತು ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಾಬಾಹು ಭೀಮಸೇನನನ್ನೂ ಬಿಟ್ಟು.

Word by Word

• उत्सृज्य: having abandoned/left
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√सृज्
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), कर्तरि

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a dharma-framed war, warriors must make strategic choices—sometimes disengaging from a powerful foe—to pursue immediate objectives. The verse highlights how battlefield duty involves not only valor but also discernment and tactical restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates a moment in the battle where Bhīma, described as mighty-armed, is ‘left aside’—i.e., a combatant turns away from engaging him or moves past him—setting up the continuation of the action in the next part of the verse or subsequent verses.