Shloka 25

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

समुत्सृज्य धनु: पार्थो विधिवद्‌ भगिनीं तदा

Transliteration

samutsṛjya dhanuḥ pārtho vidhivad bhaginīṃ tadā

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then Pārtha (Arjuna), laying aside his bow in due and proper manner, approached his sister with the decorum required by dharma—signaling a shift from martial readiness to respectful, family-bound conduct.

Word by Word

• समुत्सृज्य: having released/letting go (of)
• समुत्सृज्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-√सृज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विधिवत्: according to rule/properly
• विधिवत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• भगिनीम्: sister
• भगिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• sister (bhaginī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a warrior governed by kṣatriya duty must know when to relinquish weapons and act with propriety; dharma includes restraint, respect, and correct conduct in family and social relations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna (Pārtha) puts down his bow and, following proper etiquette, turns toward or approaches his sister—marking a moment where familial and ritual decorum takes precedence over martial posture.