Shloka 34

Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot

Devanagari script

छिन्नहस्त: प्रायगतस्तथा भूरिश्रवा बली

Transliteration

chinnahastaḥ prāyagatas tathā bhūriśravā balī

Translation

Sañjaya said: “So too the mighty Bhūriśravā, his hand severed, went to his end—falling into death after being maimed in battle.”

Word by Word

• छिन्नहस्तः: whose hand is cut off
• छिन्नहस्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्नहस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रायगतः: gone to death; near death
• प्रायगतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रायगत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• भूरिश्रवाः: Bhūrishravas (proper name)
• भूरिश्रवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरिश्रवस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बली: mighty; strong
• बली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• भूरिश्रवा (Bhūriśravā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the grim moral weight of war: even mighty warriors meet ruin, and bodily mutilation and death become the immediate fruits of violent conflict—prompting reflection on dharma, restraint, and the tragic cost of adharma-driven battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhūriśravā, after having his hand cut off in combat, succumbed and died—one more major warrior falling amid the devastation of the Kurukṣetra war.