Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततो5भियाते तव सैन्ये स भीम: प्रादुश्चक्रे वेगमनन्तवेग:

Transliteration

tato ’bhiyāte tava sainye sa bhīmaḥ prāduścakre vegam anantavegaḥ

Translation

三阇耶说：当你的军队推进来攻时，毗摩——其势无穷——尽显其极速与威力，挟不可遏止之力猛然冲出。此偈表明：在战争的熔炉中，战士的决意与才能，往往在遭逢进逼之时方才显现。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: true

• अभियाते: had advanced/attacked
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, 3, plural

• तव: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सैन्ये: in the army
• सैन्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रादुश्चक्रे: manifested, displayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुस्-√कृ
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपदम्, 3, एकवचन

• वेगम्: speed, force
• वेगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनन्तवेगः: of endless speed/impetus
• अनन्तवेगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तवेग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Kaurava army

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a kṣatriya ideal: when unjust aggression or direct assault arises, a warrior’s latent strength and resolve must become manifest. Ethically, it frames power not as mere display, but as a response to the demands of battle and duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the Kaurava forces advance to attack, Bhīma responds by openly unleashing extraordinary speed and force, signaling an intensification of combat and his readiness to meet the assault head-on.