Shloka 51

Devanagari script

संन्यवर्तत तं भीमो वार्यमाण: शितै: शरै: । शकुनिस्तस्य राजेन्द्र वामपाश्वे स्तनान्तरे

Transliteration

sannyavartata taṃ bhīmo vāryamāṇaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | śakunistasya rājendra vāmapārśve stanāntare

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: «Aunque era contenido por flechas agudas, Bhīma no cedió; se volvió de nuevo hacia la lucha. Entonces Śakuni, oh señor de reyes, lo hirió en el costado izquierdo, entre el pecho y el flanco.»

Word by Word

• संन्यवर्तत: turned back / withdrew
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-नि-√वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमः: Bhīma
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वार्यमाणः: being restrained / being warded off
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √वृ (वारयति)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, ŚānaC (present passive participle sense: 'being checked/warded off')

• शितैः: with sharp
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शकुनिः: Śakuni
• शकुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings (O best of kings)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वामपाश्वे: on the left side
• वामपाश्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम-पाश्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्तनान्तरे: in the space between the breasts / at the chest
• स्तनान्तरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन-अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Śakuni
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under adversity: even when restrained by painful attacks, a warrior committed to his duty does not abandon the field. Ethically, it also reflects the harsh reality of war—skill and resolve are measured through endurance and the capacity to continue despite injury.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma, though impeded by sharp arrows, turns back to re-engage. At that moment Śakuni hits Bhīma on the left side in the chest/flank region, marking a specific wound in the ongoing battle.