Shloka 203

Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption

Devanagari script

सुमुखीैर्दुर्मुख॑ भीम: शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम्‌ | राजन! फिर झुकी हुई गाँठवाले नौ सुमुख बाणोंद्वारा भीमसेनने दुर्मुखको उसी क्षण यमलोक पहुँचा दिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | sumukhair durmukhaṃ bhīmaḥ śarair ninye yamakṣayam | rājan |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, Bhīma, with arrows called Sumukha, struck Durmukha and in that very moment sent him to Yama’s imperishable abode.

Word by Word

• सुमुखैः: with well-faced (i.e., well-pointed) [arrows]
• सुमुखैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमुख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दुर्मुखम्: Durmukha (proper name)
• दुर्मुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मुख
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• निन्ये: led / sent
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यमक्षयम्: to Yama’s abode (realm of death)
• यमक्षयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमक्षय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Durmukha
• Yama
• Sumukha arrows
• Yamaloka (Yama’s abode)