Mahabharata 9.57.446 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 57, Shloka 446

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

Devanagari script

नाकम्पत महाराज तदद्भुतमिवा भवत्‌ । महाराज! आपके पुत्रके आघातसे पीड़ित होनेपर भी पाण्डुपुत्र भीमसेन विचलित नहीं हुए। वह अद्भुत-सी बात हुई

Transliteration

nākampata mahārāja tadadbhutam ivābhavat |

Translation

மகாராஜா! உமது மகனின் அடியால் வலியுற்றபோதும் பாண்டுபுத்திரன் பீமசேனன் சிறிதும் நடுங்கவில்லை; அது வியப்பெனத் தோன்றியது.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अकम्पत: did not tremble / was not shaken
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, astonishing
• अद्भुतम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अभवत्: was, happened
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīmasena
• Kaurava prince (your son)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under injury: a warrior’s composure and resolve should not collapse under pain or provocation. Such self-mastery is presented as ‘adbhuta’—remarkable—because it reflects disciplined courage rather than impulsive reaction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that despite being struck by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son in the battle, Bhīma did not even tremble. Sañjaya frames Bhīma’s unshaken stance as something extraordinary to witness amid the violence of the war.