Shloka 115

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

भीमो<पि सात्यकेर्वाहं समारुह्म नरर्षभ:

Transliteration

bhīmo 'pi sātyaker vāhaṃ samāruhya nararṣabhaḥ

Translation

भीमोऽपि सात्यकेर्वाहं समारुह्य नरर्षभः ॥

Word by Word

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सात्यकेः: of Satyaki
• सात्यकेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वाहम्: vehicle/chariot
• वाहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समारुह्य: having mounted/ascending
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-रुह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• नरर्षभः: bull among men (best of men)
• नरर्षभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Sātyaki
• chariot (vāha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined cooperation in a dharmic struggle: great warriors act not merely from personal prowess but through coordinated support, choosing effective means (sharing a chariot) to uphold their side’s duty in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma also climbs onto Sātyaki’s chariot, indicating a tactical and immediate joining of forces as the battle intensifies.