Shloka 33

Chapter 19: Prativyūha of the Pāṇḍavas — Vajra (Acala) Formation and Dawn Omens

Devanagari script

भीमसेनो गदां भीमां प्रकर्षन्‌ परिघोपमाम्‌ | प्रचकर्ष महासैन्यं दुराधर्षो महामना:,दुर्जय वीर महामनस्वी भीमसेन हाथमें परिघके समान मोटी एवं भयंकर गदा लिये अपने साथ विशाल सेनाको खींचे लिये जा रहे थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | bhīmaseno gadāṃ bhīmāṃ prakarṣan pari ghopamām | pracakārṣa mahāsainyaṃ durādharṣo mahāmanāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Bhīmasena hùng mạnh, kéo theo cây chùy khủng khiếp—dày nặng, ghê gớm như một dùi sắt—mà thúc quân tiến lên, như lôi cả một đại binh đoàn đi cùng mình. Đại hồn, khó bề công phá, chàng tiến bước như một sức mạnh không thể khuất phục trong công cuộc chiến tranh chính nghĩa mà tàn khốc.

Word by Word

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

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमाम्: terrible
• भीमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रकर्षन्: dragging, pulling along
• प्रकर्षन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle), प्र

• परिघोपमाम्: like an iron bar (club-like)
• परिघोपमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिघ-उपमा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रचकर्ष: dragged, drew along
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृष्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, प्र

• महासैन्यम्: the great army
• महासैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दुराधर्षः: hard to assail
• दुराधर्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुराधर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महामनाः: great-souled
• महामनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhimasena (Bhima)
• gada (mace)
• parigha (iron club/bar)
• mahāsainya (great army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the Kshatriya ideal of steadfast courage and irresistible resolve in battle: a warrior, when duty demands, advances without wavering, bearing the weight of his forces and the consequences of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya describes Bhima moving forward in the Kurukshetra battle, wielding a fearsome mace like a heavy iron club, and driving on with a large contingent—portrayed as nearly unassailable due to his strength and spirit.