Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

स निर्भिन्नो रणे भीमो नाराचैर्मर्मभेदिभि:

Transliteration

sa nirbhinno raṇe bhīmo nārācair marmabhedibhiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the thick of battle, Bhīma was pierced through by nārāca arrows—shafts that strike the vital points—yet the scene underscores the brutal precision of war, where even the mightiest are tested by wounds aimed at the body’s most vulnerable places.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निर्भिन्नः: pierced, split open
• निर्भिन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भिन्न (नि + √भिद्, past passive participle)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• नाराचैः: with iron arrows (nārācas)
• नाराचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मर्मभेदिभिः: piercing the vital spots
• मर्मभेदिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्मभेदिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• nārāca (arrows)
• marma (vital points)