Shloka 76

Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

युध्यमानं बलात्‌ संख्ये विजिग्ये पाण्डवर्षभ: । इसके बाद पाण्बुपुत्र भीमने सुपाश्वके निकट राजराजेश्वर क्रथको, जो युद्धमें बलपूर्वक उनका सामना कर रहे थे, हरा दिया

Transliteration

yudhyamānaṃ balāt saṅkhye vijigye pāṇḍavarṣabhaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Mitten im Kampf besiegte der Stier unter den Pāṇḍavas seinen Gegner, der mit bloßer Gewalt focht. Die Erzählung hebt Bhīmas entscheidende Kampfkraft im gerechten Streit hervor: Standhafte Stärke und Pflicht auf dem Schlachtfeld führen zur Unterwerfung widerstrebender Könige.

Word by Word

• युध्यमानम्: fighting (one)
• युध्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: शानच् (लट्), आत्मनेपद-भाव (कर्तरि प्रयोगः), पुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: नपुं, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• संख्ये: in battle
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या
• Form: स्त्री, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• विजिग्ये: conquered/defeated
• विजिग्ये: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), perfect (past), प्रथम, एकवचन

• पाण्डवर्षभः: the bull among the Pandavas (best of the Pandavas)
• पाण्डवर्षभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव-ऋषभ
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavarṣabha (foremost Pāṇḍava, i.e., Bhīma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in action: when confronted in battle, steadfast courage and disciplined strength are employed to overcome an aggressor, emphasizing duty-bound valor rather than personal malice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that the foremost Pāṇḍava defeats an opponent who is actively fighting with force on the battlefield, marking another victory in the sequence of combats described in this section.