Shloka 28
Devanagari script
यः स भूरिश्रवाश्छिन्नभुज: प्रायगतस्त्वया
Transliteration
yaḥ sa bhūriśravāś chinnabhujaḥ prāyagatas tvayā
Translation
قال دْهْرِشْتَدْيُومْنَ: «إنّ بُهُورِيشرَفَس—وقد قُطِعَت ذراعُه—قد أوصلتَه أنت إلى شفير الموت.»
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूरिश्रवाःBhūrishravā (proper name)
भूरिश्रवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूरिश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
छिन्नभुजःwhose arm is cut off / with severed arm
छिन्नभुजः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootछिन्नभुज (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रायगतःgone to death / at the point of death
प्रायगतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रायगत (प्रातिपदिक; गत < √गम्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
धृष्टह्युम्न उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛṣṭadyumnaB
BhūriśravasCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights moral accountability in warfare: causing an enemy to fall into a helpless, near-death state is not merely a tactical event but an ethically charged action that invites reflection on dharma, restraint, and responsibility.
Dhṛṣṭadyumna addresses a warrior (contextually, the one who struck Bhūriśravas) and points out that Bhūriśravas, now with his arm severed, has been driven to the verge of death—marking a decisive and grim turn in the combat episode.