Shloka 35

भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः

Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas

Devanagari script

विराटनगरे तात संजयस्य समीपत: । भीष्मद्रोणमुखान्‌ _सर्वान्‌ धार्तराष्ट्स्य सैनिकान्‌

Transliteration

virāṭanagare tāta sañjayasya samīpataḥ | bhīṣmadroṇamukhān sarvān dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainikān |

Translation

三阇耶说道：“慈父啊，在毗罗吒城中，靠近三阇耶之处，持国之子的一切军士尽皆会集，以毗湿摩与德罗那为首领。”

Word by Word

• विराट-नगरे: in the city of Virāṭa
• विराट-नगरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराटनगर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तात: O dear (son)/O dear one
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• संजयस्य: of Sañjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• समीपतः: near; in the vicinity of
• समीपतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीप

• भीष्म-द्रोण-मुखान्: having Bhīṣma and Droṇa at the head (led by Bhīṣma and Droṇa)
• भीष्म-द्रोण-मुखान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीष्मद्रोणमुख
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• धार्तराष्ट्रस्य: of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (i.e., the Kaurava king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सैनिकान्: soldiers; troops
• सैनिकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनिक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Virāṭanagara (city of Virāṭa)
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kaurava army (Dhārtarāṣṭra soldiers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily serves a narrative function: it highlights how war is shaped by leadership and proximity—armies are identified not only by numbers but by the eminent commanders who stand at their head (Bhīṣma and Droṇa), underscoring responsibility and the moral weight borne by leaders in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya describes a scene set in Virāṭa’s city, noting that the Kaurava troops (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s soldiers) are assembled there, with Bhīṣma and Droṇa prominent at the front, establishing the location and the principal military figures present.