Shloka 24
Devanagari script
श्र॒ुत्वैव पार्थमायान्तं भीमसेन: प्रतापवान् | त्यक्त्वा प्राणान् महाराज सेनां तव ममर्द ह
Transliteration
śrutvaiva pārtham āyāntaṃ bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān | tyaktvā prāṇān mahārāja senāṃ tava mama rāmarda ha ||
Translation
श्रुत्वैव पार्थमायान्तं भीमसेनः प्रतापवान् । त्यक्त्वा प्राणान् महाराज सेनां तव ममर्द ह ॥
Word by Word
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पार्थम्Arjuna (son of Pritha)
पार्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आयान्तम्coming/approaching
आयान्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-या (धातु)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
भीमसेनःBhimasena
भीमसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतापवान्mighty/valorous
प्रतापवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्यक्त्वाhaving abandoned/given up
त्यक्त्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज् (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
प्राणान्lives/breaths
प्राणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सेनाम्army
सेनाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसेना (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तवyour
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive, Singular
ममmy
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive, Singular
ममर्दcrushed/smashed
ममर्द:
TypeVerb
Rootमृद्/मर्द् (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, परस्मैपद
हindeed (emphatic particle)
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)प
पार्थ (Pārtha/Arjuna)भ
भीमसेन (Bhīmasena/Bhīma)म
महाराज (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied addressee)स
सेना (Kaurava army, implied by 'your army')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
The verse highlights kṣatriya resolve: when duty calls in war, a warrior may accept mortal risk for a righteous objective, showing steadfast courage rather than self-preservation.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that upon hearing Arjuna’s advance, Bhīma—fired by valor—attacked with such force that he crushed the Kaurava host, seemingly indifferent to his own life.