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Shloka 516

भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः

Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal

स पपात ततो भूमौ वज्राहत इव द्रुम: । तत्पश्चात्‌ लक्ष्यको शीघ्र मार गिरानेवाले एक दूसरे भल्‍ल नामक बाणका उत्तम रीतिसे प्रयोग करके क्रोधमें भरे हुए शतानीकने दुष्कर्णके हृदयमें अत्यन्त गहरा आघात किया। इससे दुष्कर्ण वज्राहत वृक्षकी भाँति पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा

sa papāta tato bhūmau vajrāhata iva drumaḥ | tatpaścāt lakṣyakaḥ śīghraṃ mar-girānevale eka-dūsare bhalla-nāmaka bāṇasya uttama-rītise prayogaṃ kṛtvā krodha-bhare śatānīkena duṣkarṇasya hṛdaye atyanta-gahīram āghātaṃ kṛtaḥ | tataḥ duṣkarṇaḥ vajrāhata-vṛkṣa iva pṛthivyāṃ nipapāta |

Dijo Sañjaya: Derribado, cayó a tierra como un árbol partido por un rayo. Entonces Śatānīka, con la ira encendida, apuntó con rapidez y, con destreza, soltó una aguda flecha bhalla, hundiéndola muy profundamente en el corazón de Duṣkarṇa. Herido así, Duṣkarṇa se desplomó en el suelo como un árbol fulminado por el rayo.

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पपातfell
पपात:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ततःthen/from there
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
भूमौon the ground
भूमौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
वज्राहतःstruck by a thunderbolt
वज्राहतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवज्राहत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
द्रुमःa tree
द्रुमः:
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
Ś
Śatānīka
D
Duṣkarṇa
B
bhalla-arrow
E
earth/ground
T
thunderbolt (vajra)
T
tree (druma/vṛkṣa)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the ethical gravity of wrath in war: even within kṣatriya combat, anger accelerates lethal action and brings swift, irreversible consequences—reminding the listener of the fragility of life amid dharma-bound conflict.

Sañjaya reports that after a warrior falls like a thunderbolt-struck tree, Śatānīka quickly takes aim and, in anger, shoots a bhalla-arrow that pierces Duṣkarṇa’s heart, causing Duṣkarṇa to collapse to the earth.