Shloka 233

Devanagari script

विशल्यमरुजं चास्मै कथयित्वा युधिष्ठिरम्‌ । फिर भीमसे मिलकर उन्होंने कुछ सलाह की और यह बताया कि राजा युधिष्ठिरके शरीरसे बाण निकाल दिये गये हैं, अतः वे इस समय स्वस्थ हैं

Transliteration

viśalyam arujaṃ cāsmai kathayitvā yudhiṣṭhiram |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having informed him that King Yudhiṣṭhira had been freed of arrows and was now without pain, he then went and conferred with Bhīmasena, offering counsel in view of the ongoing demands of war and duty.

Word by Word

• विशल्यम्: free from arrows (having the arrow removed)
• विशल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशल्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अरुजम्: free from pain; painless/healthy
• अरुजम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरुज
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• कथयित्वा: having told; after informing
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (कथ्)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), —

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīmasena
• arrows (śalya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid warfare, righteous leadership requires truthful reporting, timely care for the wounded, and prudent counsel—balancing compassion with responsibility to continue one’s duty (dharma) without being ruled by panic or despair.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira’s body has been cleared of arrows and he is now free from pain; afterward, there is a consultation with Bhīma, indicating strategic and moral deliberation as the battle continues.