Shloka 16

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance

Devanagari script

तं धर्मराजो बहुभिम्मर्मभिद्धिरवाकिरत्‌ । मद्रेशस्तं चतुःषष्ट्या शरैरविद्ध्वानदद्‌ भूशम्‌,धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने शल्यपर बहुत-से मर्मभेदी बाणोंकी वर्षा की। तब मद्रराज भी चौंसठ बाणोंद्वारा युधिष्ठिरको घायल करके जोर-जोरसे गर्जना करने लगे

Transliteration

sajaya uv01ca |

ta dharmar01jo bahubhir marmabhidbhir av01kirat |

madre5bas ta catu5bay01 5barair aviddhv01 nadad bh6b5bam ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Dharmaraja Yudhishthira showered Shalya, the king of Madra, with many arrows that struck vital points. Shalya, lord of Madra, in turn pierced Yudhishthira with sixty-four arrows and then roared loudly.

Word by Word

तम्him

धर्मराजःDharma-king (Yudhiṣṭhira)

बहुभिःwith many

मर्मभिद्भिःpiercing vital spots

अवाकिरत्showered, scattered

मद्रेशःking of Madra (Śalya)

तम्him

चतुःषष्ट्याwith sixty-four

शरैःwith arrows

अविद्ध्वाhaving wounded

ननादroared

भूशम्loudly, greatly

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Dharmaraja Yudhishthira

Shalya (king of Madra)

arrows (5bara)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes