Shloka 12

अध्याय ७५ — दैव-पुरुषकार-समन्वयः

Reconciling Contingency and Human Effort

Devanagari script

न हि त्वं नाभिजानासि मम विक्रममच्युत

Transliteration

na hi tvaṁ nābhijānāsi mama vikramam acyuta

Translation

Vì ngài chưa thật sự biết hết mức độ dũng lực của ta, hỡi Acyuta. Bhīma khẳng định sức mạnh và ý chí của mình, nhấn rằng năng lực hành động quyết liệt của ông không nên bị xem nhẹ trong cơn khủng hoảng đạo lý đang đẩy mọi sự đến chiến tranh.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अभिजानासि: you know/recognize
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-ज्ञा
• Form: present, second, singular, parasmaipada

• मम: of me/my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• विक्रमम्: valor/heroic prowess
• विक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अच्युत: O Acyuta (Krishna)
• अच्युत: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension between restraint and righteous action: Bhīma insists that when dharma is threatened, decisive strength and accountability must not be discounted, even by trusted counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the lead-up to the Kurukṣetra conflict, Bhīma addresses Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta), asserting that Kṛṣṇa does not fully grasp the extent of Bhīma’s martial power and determination—an emphatic push toward firm action rather than delay.