Shloka 59

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच केशवस्य वच: श्रुत्वा बीभत्सुरपि राक्षसम्‌ | अभ्यभाषत कौरव्य घटोत्कचमरिंदमम्‌,संजय कहते हैं--कुरुगज! भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्फका यह वचन सुनकर अर्जुनने भी शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले राक्षस घटोत्कचसे कहा--

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | keśavasya vacaḥ śrutvā bībhatsur api rākṣasam | abhyabhāṣata kauravya ghaṭotkacam arindamam ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ କୌରବ! କେଶବଙ୍କ ବଚନ ଶୁଣି ବୀଭତ୍ସୁ ଅର୍ଜୁନ ମଧ୍ୟ ଶତ୍ରୁଦମନ ରାକ୍ଷସ ଘଟୋତ୍କଚଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ବୋଧନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

संजयःSanjaya

उवाचsaid

केशवस्यof Keshava (Krishna)

वचःspeech; words

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

बीभत्सुःBibhatsu (Arjuna)

अपिalso; even

राक्षसम्the Rakshasa (demon)

अभ्यभाषतaddressed; spoke to

कौरव्यO Kauravya (descendant of Kuru)

घटोत्कचम्Ghatotkacha

अरिंदमम्foe-subduing; crusher of enemies

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Keshava (Krishna)

Arjuna (Bibhatsu)

Ghatotkacha

Kauravya (Dhritarashtra as addressee)

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?

The verse highlights disciplined responsiveness to righteous counsel: after hearing Krishna’s guidance, Arjuna promptly acts and coordinates with a powerful ally. Ethically, it emphasizes that in crisis one should align action with wise direction and the larger duty (dharma) rather than personal hesitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya narrates to Dhritarashtra that Arjuna, after listening to Krishna (Keshava), turns and addresses the Rakshasa warrior Ghatotkacha—renowned as a destroyer of enemies—indicating a tactical and purposeful engagement of allies in the ongoing battle.