Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

चेकितानश्नल समरे कृपमेवान्वयोधयत्‌

Transliteration

cekitānaś ca raṇe śūraḥ kṛpam evānvayodhayat

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—సమరంలో వీరుడైన చేకితానుడు కృపుని వెంబడించి అతనితో యుద్ధం చేశాడు।

Word by Word

• चेकितानः: Cekitāna (a warrior)
• चेकितानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेकितान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्नलः: Aśnala (a warrior)
• अश्नलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्नल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कृपम्: Kṛpa (the warrior)
• कृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अन्वयोधयत्: fought against / engaged in combat with
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-युध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Cekitāna
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects kṣatriya-dharma in its narrative form: in a righteous war, a warrior meets opposition directly, showing courage, resolve, and adherence to the battlefield code of confronting a worthy adversary.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the warrior Cekitāna, amid the fighting, pursued Kṛpa and engaged him in battle, marking a specific duel-like encounter within the larger Kurukṣetra conflict.