Shloka 763

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

रथाश्रैते सुवित्रस्ता भीमसेनभयार्दिता: | “दुर्योधनकी विशाल सेनाके अधिकांश वीर अत्यन्त खिन्न हो उठे हैं और वे रथी भीमसेनके भयसे पीड़ित हो संत्रस्त हो गये हैं

Transliteration

rathāśritāḥ suvittrastā bhīmasenabhayārditāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya informa que muchos guerreros del vasto ejército de Duryodhana, sacudidos y profundamente turbados, se apiñaron junto a sus carros en busca de amparo, abrumados por el temor que inspiraba Bhimasena. El verso subraya que el derrumbe interior—miedo y pérdida de resolución—puede quebrar a un ejército incluso antes que las armas.

Word by Word

• रथाश्रैते: mounted on chariots / chariot-riders
• रथाश्रैते: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथाश्रित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुवित्रस्ता: greatly terrified
• सुवित्रस्ता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-वित्रस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भीमसेनभयार्दिता: afflicted by fear of Bhimasena
• भीमसेनभयार्दिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमसेन-भय-आर्दित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena
• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that fear and shaken morale can defeat warriors from within; courage and steadiness are as decisive in dharmic warfare as physical strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Duryodhana’s fighters becoming highly frightened and seeking safety around their chariots, distressed by the terror caused by Bhīmasena’s presence and prowess.