Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तयो: संवदतोरेवं भीमकर्मा महाबल: । आयाद्‌ू वृकोदर: शीघ्र पुनरावर्त्य वाहिनीम्‌,वे दोनों इस प्रकार अपने सैनिकोंसे बातें कर ही रहे थे कि भयंकर कर्म करनेवाले महाबली भीमसेन पुन: अपनी सेनाको लौटाकर शीघ्र वहाँ आ पहुँचे

Transliteration

tayor saṃvadator evaṃ bhīmakarmā mahābalaḥ | āyād vṛkodaraḥ śīghraṃ punar āvartya vāhinīm ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃນຂະນະທີ່ສອງຄົນນັ້ນກໍາລັງສົນທະນາກັບທະຫານຂອງຕົນຢູ່ນັ້ນ, ພີມະ (ວຶກໂກດະຣະ) ຜູ້ມີພະລັງຫາສານ ແລະນ່າຢ້ານໃນການກະທໍາ, ໄດ້ຫັນກອງຂອງຕົນກັບຄືນຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວ ແລະມາຮອດທີ່ນັ້ນອີກຄັ້ງ».

Word by Word

तयोःof the two (of them)

संवदतोःwhile (they) were conversing

एवम्thus

भीमकर्माone whose deeds are terrible

महाबलःvery strong

आयात्came/arrived

वृकोदरःVṛkodara (Bhīma; 'wolf-bellied')

शीघ्रम्quickly

पुनःagain

आवर्त्यhaving turned back/returned

वाहिनीम्the army/host

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Vṛkodara (Bhīmasena)

vāhinī (army/division)

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?

In the midst of conflict, decisive action aligned with one’s role (kṣatriya-dharma) is emphasized: Bhīma promptly reorganizes his forces and returns, showing resolve and responsibility rather than delay or confusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

As two leaders are speaking with their soldiers, Bhīma (Vṛkodara) arrives swiftly after turning his military division back, indicating a rapid tactical movement and re-entry into the immediate scene of action.