Shloka 613

Devanagari script

भीमसेनाय चिक्षेप क्रुद्धरूपो विशाम्पते | राजन! क्रोधमें भरे हुए शकुनिने उस सुवर्णभूषित शक्तिको हाथसे पकड़ लिया और उसीको भीमसेनपर दे मारा

Transliteration

bhīmasenāya cikṣepa kruddharūpo viśāmpate | rājan! krodhameṃ bhare hue śakunine us suvarṇabhūṣita śaktiko hāthase pakaṛ liyā aur usīko bhīmasenapar de mārā |

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: O Herr der Menschen! Śakuni, von Zorn entstellt, packte die goldgeschmückte śakti mit eigener Hand und schleuderte sie geradewegs auf Bhīmasena.

Word by Word

• भीमसेनाय: to Bhimasena
• भीमसेनाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• चिक्षेप: threw / hurled
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• क्रुद्धरूपः: having an angry appearance
• क्रुद्धरूपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्धरूप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śakuni
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• śakti (spear-weapon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): when rage dominates, actions become impulsive and destructive, weakening discernment (viveka) and turning duty-bound combat into vindictive aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that Śakuni, inflamed with anger, grabs a gold-adorned śakti (spear-weapon) and hurls it at Bhīmasena during the fighting in the Karṇa Parva.