Shloka 32

भीष्मभीमसमागमः — Bhīṣma–Bhīma Strategic Engagement and Counsel to the King

Devanagari script

चेकितानश्नल समरे कृपमेवान्वयोधयत्‌

Transliteration

cekitānaś ca raṇe śūraḥ kṛpam evānvayodhayat

Translation

桑阇耶说道：在战阵之中，勇猛的支吉多那紧追克利波，与之交战。

Word by Word

• चेकितानः: Cekitāna (a warrior)
• चेकितानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेकितान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्नलः: Aśnala (a warrior)
• अश्नलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्नल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कृपम्: Kṛpa (the warrior)
• कृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अन्वयोधयत्: fought against / engaged in combat with
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-युध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Cekitāna
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects kṣatriya-dharma in its narrative form: in a righteous war, a warrior meets opposition directly, showing courage, resolve, and adherence to the battlefield code of confronting a worthy adversary.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the warrior Cekitāna, amid the fighting, pursued Kṛpa and engaged him in battle, marking a specific duel-like encounter within the larger Kurukṣetra conflict.