Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 26

Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57

Devanagari script

तथा तु चरतस्तस्य भीमस्य रणमूर्थनि

Transliteration

tathā tu caratas tasya bhīmasya raṇamūrdhani

Translation

இவ்வாறு போர்க்களத்தின் முன்னணியில் அலைந்து கொண்டிருந்த அந்த பீமனின்,

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• चरतः: while (he) moves/roams
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Lat, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular, Active

• तस्य: of him/that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भीमस्य: of Bhima
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रणमूर्धनि: on the battlefield (lit. on the head/top of battle)
• रणमूर्धनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण-मूर्धन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfast presence at the battle’s forefront—courage and resolve in fulfilling one’s duty amid danger, as witnessed and reported by Sañjaya.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues describing Bhīma’s movements during the fighting, emphasizing that Bhīma is actively ranging about in the thickest, most forward part of the battlefield.