Shloka 51
Devanagari script
स्थित्वा विष्टभ्य चरणौ भीमेन शिनिपुज्भव:
Transliteration
sthitvā viṣṭabhya caraṇau bhīmena śinipujbhavaḥ
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—स्थित्वा विष्टभ्य चरणौ भीमस्याभिमुखे शिनिपुत्रभवः स्थैर्यमकरोत्।
Word by Word
स्थित्वाhaving stood
स्थित्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)
विष्टभ्यhaving braced/supported
विष्टभ्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootस्तभ् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)
चरणौthe two feet
चरणौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचरण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
भीमेनby Bhima
भीमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभीम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
शिनिपुज्भवःthe one born in the Shini lineage (a Shini-descendant)
शिनिपुज्भवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिनिपुज्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhīmaŚ
Śini (lineage reference)Ś
Śini-descendant (likely Sātyaki)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
In the battlefield ethic of the epic, the verse highlights steadiness and preparedness: a warrior must first establish firm footing—symbolically and physically—before meeting overwhelming force. It underscores resolve (dhairya) as a prerequisite to effective action in crisis.
Sañjaya describes a Śini-line warrior (commonly understood as Sātyaki) bracing his stance and planting his feet as he confronts Bhīma, signaling an imminent clash and the tense escalation of close combat.