Shloka 186

Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions

Devanagari script

भीमसेनस्तव सुतं दुर्योधनमयोधयत्‌ । युद्धमें अभिमान प्रकट करनेवाले, घमंडी और पहलेके वैरी आपके महारथी पुत्र दुर्योधनसे भीमसेन युद्ध करने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | bhīmasenas tava sutaṃ duryodhanam ayodhayat |

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—بھیم سین نے تمہارے بیٹے دُریودھن سے جنگ کی۔ میدانِ کارزار میں غرور جتانے والا، متکبر اور پرانا دشمن—تمہارا مہارتھی بیٹا دُریودھن—بھیم کے روبرو آ کر ٹکرایا۔

Word by Word

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दुर्योधनम्: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अयोधयत्: made (him) fight; fought (with)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative (ṇic)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Duryodhana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how pride and long-standing enmity intensify conflict in war; ethically, it cautions that abhimāna (arrogant self-assertion) fuels destructive rivalry even among great warriors, contrasting with the ideal of disciplined action guided by dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma directly takes on Duryodhana in battle, marking a focused confrontation between two principal opponents whose hostility is well established.