Shloka 89

युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya

Devanagari script

तत्‌ तु विप्रहतं सैन्यं भीमसेनमुखास्तदा

Transliteration

tat tu viprahataṃ sainyaṃ bhīmasenamukhās tadā

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—แต่กองทัพนั้น ซึ่งถูกกระหน่ำจนแตกยับและกระจัดกระจาย ครั้นนั้นยังคงตั้งมั่นโดยมีภีมเสนเป็นผู้นำหน้า; ภายหลังการโจมตีอันดุเดือดนั้น กำลังของมันก็ถูกหักทำลายลงแล้ว.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (army/force)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• विप्रहतम्: smitten/struck down, badly beaten
• विप्रहतम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-प्र-हन् (धातु: हन्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनमुखाः: having Bhimasena at the forefront / led by Bhimasena
• भीमसेनमुखाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमसेनमुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhimasena
• army (sainya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores a recurring Mahabharata ethic of leadership under crisis: when a force is battered, the presence of a steadfast front-line leader (here, Bhīmasena) becomes decisive for morale and continued resistance, even amid the destructive momentum of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that the army has been heavily struck and disrupted; at that moment it is characterized as being led from the front by Bhīmasena and the foremost fighters, indicating a rallying or continued engagement after suffering severe blows.