Shloka 29

भीष्मभीमसमागमः — Bhīṣma–Bhīma Strategic Engagement and Counsel to the King

Devanagari script

प्राग्ज्योतिषो महेष्वासो हैडिम्बं राक्षसोत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

prāgjyotiṣo maheṣvāso haiḍimbaṁ rākṣasottamam

Translation

சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—பிராக்ஜ்யோதிஷத்தின் மகாதனுர்தரன் (பகதத்தன்) ராக்ஷசர்களில் சிறந்த ஹைடிம்பனை எதிர்கொண்டான்.

Word by Word

• प्राग्ज्योतिषः: the (king) of Pragjyotisha (Bhagadatta)
• प्राग्ज्योतिषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राग्ज्योतिष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महेष्वासः: great bowman
• महेष्वासः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हैडिम्बम्: Haidimba (name)
• हैडिम्बम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैडिम्ब
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राक्षस-उत्तमम्: best among the Rakshasas
• राक्षस-उत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राक्षसोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Prāgjyotiṣa
• Bhagadatta
• Haiḍimba
• rākṣasa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a dharma-charged war, individuals are primarily judged by their conduct, allegiance, and capability in fulfilling their chosen duty; the battlefield becomes a testing ground where diverse beings—kings and rākṣasas alike—are bound by the same demands of courage and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a specific encounter: the famed archer-king from Prāgjyotiṣa (Bhagadatta) engages Haiḍimba, described as an eminent rākṣasa, indicating a notable clash among powerful combatants within the larger Kurukṣetra war.