Shloka 50

भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं

Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma

Devanagari script

अथान्यद्‌ धनुरादाय भीमसेनो महाबल:

Transliteration

athānyad dhanur ādāya bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ

Translation

अथान्यद् धनुरादाय भीमसेनो महाबलः ।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अन्यत्: another (one)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as avyaya-kriyāviśeṣaṇa)

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: mighty/very strong
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• bow

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness in one’s appointed duty: when a weapon fails or circumstances change, a warrior does not abandon responsibility but adapts with renewed determination.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, renowned for immense strength, takes up a different bow, indicating he is preparing to continue fighting despite the pressures and reversals of the battlefield.