Mahabharata 7.110.41 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 110, Shloka 41

Adhyāya 110: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament on Fate; Saṃjaya’s Reproof and the Princes’ Assault on Bhīma (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय ११०)

Devanagari script

तदस्त्र॑ प्रेरितं तेन भीमसेनेन संयुगे । राक्षसस्य महामायां हत्वा राक्षसमार्दयत्‌

Transliteration

tad astraṁ preryitaṁ tena bhīmasenena saṁyuge | rākṣasasya mahāmāyāṁ hatvā rākṣasam ārdhayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Mitten im Kampf zerschlug jene Waffe, von Bhīmasena in Gang gesetzt, die große Täuschung (māyā) des Rākṣasa und traf dann den Rākṣasa selbst vernichtend.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (weapon/that missile)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अस्त्रम्: weapon, missile
• अस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रेरितम्: sent, impelled
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेरित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भीमसेनेन: by Bhimasena
• भीमसेनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राक्षसस्य: of the rakshasa
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महामायाम्: great illusion (magic)
• महामायाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामाया
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain/destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• राक्षसम्: the rakshasa
• राक्षसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आर्दयत्: tormented, crushed, struck down
• Type: Verb
• Root: आर्द् (आर्दयति)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Past, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• भीमसेन (Bhīmasena/Bhīma)
• राक्षस (Rākṣasa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that in righteous warfare, a warrior must not be misled by छल (māyā). Ethical strength includes discernment—piercing deception—and decisive action to protect the just cause.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma launches a weapon in battle; it destroys the Rākṣasa’s powerful illusion and then overpowers/strikes down the Rākṣasa himself.