ŚB 10.72.32
Canto 10, Chapter 72, Text 32
अयं तु वयसातुल्यो नातिसत्त्वो न मे सम: ।
अर्जुनो न भवेद् योद्धा भीमस्तुल्यबलो मम ॥ ३२ ॥
अर्जुनो न भवेद् योद्धा भीमस्तुल्यबलो मम ॥ ३२ ॥
ayaṁ tu vayasātulyo
nāti-sattvo na me samaḥ
arjuno na bhaved yoddhā
bhīmas tulya-balo mama
nāti-sattvo na me samaḥ
arjuno na bhaved yoddhā
bhīmas tulya-balo mama
Word by word
ayam — this; tu — on the other hand; vayasā — in age; atulyaḥ — unequal; na — not; ati — much; sattvaḥ — having strength; na — not; me — to me; samaḥ — evenly matched; arjunaḥ — Arjuna; na bhavet — should not be; yoddhā — the contender; bhīmaḥ — Bhīma; tulya — equal; balaḥ — in strength; mama — with me.
Translation
“As for this one, Arjuna, he is not as old as I, nor is he very strong. Since he is no match for me, he should not be the contender. Bhīma, however, is as strong as I am.”