Shloka 25

Devanagari script

पृष्ठगोपो भवत्वद्य मम पार्थो धनंजय: । पुरःसरो ममाद्यास्तु भीम: शस्त्रभृतां वर:

Transliteration

pṛṣṭhagopo bhavatv adya mama pārtho dhanañjayaḥ | puraḥsaro mamādyāstu bhīmaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃຫ້ປາຣຖະຂອງຂ້າ—ທະນັນຊະຍະ (ອາຣຊຸນ)—ເປັນກອງຫຼັງຂອງຂ້າໃນມື້ນີ້ ຄອຍປົກປ້ອງຈາກດ້ານຫຼັງ. ແລະໃຫ້ພີມະ—ຜູ້ເລີດລ້ຳໃນຫມູ່ຜູ້ຖືອາວຸດ—ໄປນຳໜ້າຂ້າໃນມື້ນີ້ ເປັນກອງໜ້າ».

Word by Word

पृष्ठगोपःrear-guard/protector of the back

भवतुlet (him) be

अद्यtoday/now

ममof me/my

पार्थःPartha (Arjuna)

धनंजयःDhananjaya (Arjuna)

पुरःसरःone who goes in front/leader

ममof me/my

अद्यtoday/now

अस्तुlet (him) be

भीमःBhima

शस्त्रभृताम्of weapon-bearers/warriors

वरःthe best/excellent one

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna (Pārtha, Dhanañjaya)

Bhīma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights battlefield ethics of protection and responsibility: the strongest and most capable warriors are positioned to safeguard others—one guarding the rear and another leading from the front—showing disciplined reliance on proven virtue and strength rather than rashness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a tactical arrangement for the day’s fighting: Arjuna is assigned as the protector from behind (rear-guard), while Bhīma is placed in front as the leading warrior, indicating an organized formation and mutual protection among the Pāṇḍava heroes.