Shloka 13

दुःशासनवधः (Duḥśāsana-vadha) — Bhīma’s vow-fulfillment in combat

Devanagari script

स विद्ध: सहदेवेन रराजाचलसंनिभ:

Transliteration

sa viddhaḥ sahadevena rarājācalasaṃnibhaḥ

Translation

Sanjaya said: Struck by Sahadeva, he still shone forth—steadfast and unshaken—like a mountain. Even when wounded in battle, the warrior’s bearing remains a measure of resolve and martial duty amid the harsh ethics of war.

Word by Word

• सः: he (that one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विद्धः: pierced, wounded
• विद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद् (वेधने) → विद्ध (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहदेवेन: by Sahadeva
• सहदेवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रराज: shone
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (दीप्तौ) (लिट्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular

• अचलसंनिभः: like a mountain
• अचलसंनिभः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचल + संनिभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Sahadeva