Mahabharata 7.130.39 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 130, Shloka 39

Rātri-yuddhe Droṇasya prahāraḥ — Bhīmasenasya dhārtarāṣṭra-śūrānām nigrahaḥ

Night Battle: Droṇa’s Assault and Bhīma’s Suppression of Dhārtarāṣṭra Warriors

Devanagari script

दत्ता भीम त्वया संवित्‌ कृतं गुरुवचस्तथा

Transliteration

datta bhīma tvayā saṃvit kṛtaṃ guruvacas tathā | bhīma! tvaṃ sūcanāṃ dattavān asi gurūṇāṃ vacanaṃ ca pālitaṃ | pāṇḍunandana! yeṣāṃ tvaṃ śatruḥ teṣāṃ yuddhe jayo na sambhavati | saubhāgyam etat yat saṃgrāmabhūmau savyasācī arjunaḥ jīvati |

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Bhīma, naihatid mo na ang balita at naisagawa mo rin ang utos ng mga nakatatanda. O anak ni Pāṇḍu, yaong mga may ikaw na kaaway ay hindi makakamit ang tagumpay sa digmaan. Tunay na mapalad na sa larangan ng labanan, si Arjuna—si Savyasācī, ang mamamanang bihasa sa dalawang kamay—ay buhay pa.”

Word by Word

• दत्ता: given
• दत्ता: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भीम: O Bhima
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (सर्वनाम), तृतीया, एकवचन

• संवित्: information, notice
• संवित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृतम्: done, accomplished
• कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गुरु-वचः: the teacher's word/command
• गुरु-वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhima
• Arjuna (Savyasachi)
• Pandu (as patronymic in Pāṇḍunandana)
• battlefield (saṃgrāmabhūmi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct in war: even amid violence, one should act with discipline—delivering one’s duty (the message) and honoring the command of elders/teachers. It also frames moral confidence: a righteous, formidable warrior like Bhima is portrayed as a decisive force against whom enemies cannot easily prevail.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Bhima has completed a task—conveying information and following the elders’ instruction. He then reassures the Pandava side by asserting that Bhima’s opponents cannot win, and he notes as an auspicious fact that Arjuna (called Savyasachi) remains alive on the battlefield.