Shloka 113

Devanagari script

अध: पादतलेनैतानधिष्ठास्यामि भूतले । पाण्डवोंके प्रति आततायी बने हुए इन समस्त क्षत्रियोंको, जो युद्धके लिये उद्यत हुए हैं, मैं नीचे पृथ्वीपर गिराकर पैरोंतले रौंद डालूँगा

Transliteration

adhaḥ pādatale naitān adhiṣṭhāsyāmi bhūtale |

Translation

Ipinahayag ni Bhīmasena: “Ang lahat ng kṣatriya na naging ātātāyin laban sa mga Pāṇḍava at naghahanda sa digmaan, ibabagsak ko sa lupa at yuyurakan sa ilalim ng aking mga paa.”

Word by Word

अधःbelow, down

पादतलेनwith/under the sole of the foot

एतान्these (men)

अधिष्ठास्यामिI shall stand upon / trample

भूतलेon the ground, on the earth

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīmasena

Pāṇḍavas

kṣatriyas (the opposing warriors)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents Bhīma’s resolve to punish those deemed ātātāyins—aggressors against the Pāṇḍavas—suggesting that force in war is framed as dharmic when directed against grave wrongdoing, though it also exposes the intensity and potential excess of martial anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s war-preparation context, Bhīmasena speaks fiercely, proclaiming that he will throw down and trample the hostile warriors who have taken up arms against the Pāṇḍavas, signaling his readiness for the coming conflict.