Shloka 186

Devanagari script

निपपात रथोपस्थे मूर्च्छयाभिपरिप्लुत: । फिर चार सौ योद्धाओंको मारकर भीमसेनको भी एक बाणसे घायल किया। इस प्रकार राक्षसके द्वारा अत्यन्त घायल किये जानेपर महाबली भीमसेन मूर्छित हो रथकी बैठकमें गिर पड़े

Transliteration

nipapāta rathopasthe mūrcchayābhipariplutaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Overwhelmed by a swoon, he collapsed onto the seat of the chariot. The scene underscores the brutal momentum of battle: even a mighty warrior, when grievously wounded, is reduced to helplessness—reminding the listener that strength and valor are fragile before the relentless consequences of violence.

Word by Word

• निपपात: fell down
• निपपात: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपदम्), परोक्षभूत/पूर्णभूत (perfect), प्रथम, एकवचन

• रथ-उपस्थे: on the chariot-seat
• रथ-उपस्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• मूर्च्छया: by fainting
• मूर्च्छया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्च्छा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अभि-परिप्लुतः: completely overwhelmed/engulfed
• अभि-परिप्लुतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि+प्लु (प्लवते)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights impermanence and vulnerability in war: even the strongest can be brought down by injury and exhaustion, pointing to the grave ethical weight and human cost of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the warrior, overcome by fainting, collapses onto the chariot-seat—signaling a momentary defeat or incapacitation amid intense fighting.