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Shloka 62

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

युध्यमानस्य भीमस्य सूतपुत्रो5स्त्रमायया । तस्येषुधी धनुर्ज्या च बाणै: संनतपर्वभि:,क्रोधमें भरे हुए सूतपुत्र कर्णने अपने अस्त्रोंकी मायासे तथा झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाणोंद्वारा युद्धपरायण भीमसेनके दो तरकसों, धनुषकी प्रत्यंचा, बागडोर तथा घोड़े जोतनेकी रस्सियोंको भी युद्धस्थलमें काट डाला। फिर घोड़ोंको भी मारकर सारथिको पाँच बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया

sañjaya uvāca | yudhyamānasya bhīmasya sūtaputro 'stramāyayā | tasyaiṣudhī dhanurjyā ca bāṇaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ||

قال سنجيا: وبينما كان بهيما يقاتل، أعمل كارنا—ابن السائق—حيلةَ سلاحه ومهارته، فرمى بسهامٍ ذات عُقَدٍ منحنية مصيبة، فقطع جعبتَي بهيما بل وقطع وتر قوسه. وهكذا تتجلى دقة الحرب القاسية: تعطيل وسائل القتال لدى الخصم يصبح ضربةً حاسمة.

युध्यमानस्यof (one) fighting
युध्यमानस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootयुध्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भीमस्यof Bhima
भीमस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
सूतपुत्रःthe charioteer’s son (Karna)
सूतपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्त्रमाययाby weapon-illusion / by magical weaponry
अस्त्रमायया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्रमाया
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
तस्यof him (Bhima)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इषुधीtwo quivers
इषुधी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइषुधि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
धनुर्ज्याbowstring
धनुर्ज्या:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुर्ज्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
बाणैःwith arrows
बाणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
संनतपर्वभिःwith (arrows) having bent joints/knots
संनतपर्वभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसंनतपर्वन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
K
Karṇa (Sūtaputra)
A
arrows (bāṇa)
Q
quiver (iṣudhī)
B
bowstring (dhanurjyā)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how, in war, technical mastery and strategy can decide outcomes by disabling an opponent’s capacity to fight (quivers, bowstring). It also brings out an ethical tension in kṣatriya-dharma: victory pursued through skillful disarmament may be effective, yet it invites reflection on fairness and the spirit of direct combat.

Sañjaya narrates that Karṇa, using his weapon-craft (astramāyā), shoots specialized arrows and cuts Bhīma’s quivers and bowstring while Bhīma is engaged in battle, thereby weakening Bhīma’s fighting capability.