Shloka 9

भीष्मवधाय प्रयाणम् — The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements

Devanagari script

संस्मृत्य मन्त्रितं पूर्व निग्रहे भीमकर्मण: । निश्चयं परमं कृत्वा निग्रहीतुं प्रचक्रमु:,क्रोधमें भरे हुए इन दोनों वीरोंको समरभूमिमें एक-दूसरेपर प्रहार करते देख दुर्योधनके सभी शूरवीर छोटे भाई प्राणोंका मोह छोड़कर भयंकर कर्म करनेवाले भीमसेनको जीवित पकड़नेके विषयमें की हुई पहली सलाहको याद करके एक दृढ़ निश्चयपर पहुँचकर उन्हें पकड़नेका उद्योग करने लगे

Transliteration

saṁsmṛtya mantritaṁ pūrvaṁ nigrahe bhīmakarmaṇaḥ | niścayaṁ paramaṁ kṛtvā nigrahītuṁ pracakramuḥ ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: Вспомнив прежний совет о том, как усмирить Бхиму — чьи деяния в бою были страшны, — они приняли окончательное, твёрдое решение и приступили к попытке схватить и удержать его.

Word by Word

संस्मृत्यhaving remembered

मन्त्रितम्the counsel/advice (that was given)

पूर्वम्formerly, earlier

निग्रहेin (the matter of) restraining/capturing

भीमकर्मणःof Bhima (the doer of terrible deeds)

निश्चयम्a resolve, determination

परम्supreme, firm

कृत्वाhaving made (having formed)

निग्रहीतुम्to seize/capture, to restrain

प्रचक्रमुःthey set about / began

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

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?

Even in war, outcomes are shaped by remembered counsel and deliberate resolve; anger and fear can drive a group to shift from impulsive fighting to coordinated strategy—here, the ethical tension lies in choosing restraint/capture over mere slaughter while still pursuing victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Seeing fierce mutual blows on the battlefield, the warriors recall prior advice about subduing Bhīma and, after forming a firm decision, begin efforts to seize and restrain him.