Shloka 5

Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)

Devanagari script

तस्य जानू ददौ भीमो जघ्ने चैनमरत्निना | स मोहमगमद्‌ राजा प्रहारवरपीडित:,इतनी मार खाकर भी वह अभी जीवित ही था और उठनेकी इच्छा कर रहा था। इसी समय महाबाहु भीमने उसके मस्तकपर एक लात मारी। इससे वह रोने-चिल्लाने लगा, तो भी भीमसेनने उसे गिराकर उसके शरीरपर अपने दोनों घुटने रख दिये और उसे घूँसोंसे मारने लगे। इस प्रकार बड़े जोरकी मार पड़नेसे पीड़ाके मारे राजा जयद्रथ मूर्छित हो गया

Transliteration

tasya jānū dadau bhīmo jaghne cainam aratninā | sa moham agamad rājā prahāravara-pīḍitaḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Bhīma le clavó la rodilla y lo golpeó con el antebrazo. Afligido por la violencia de aquellos golpes, el rey cayó desvanecido.

Word by Word

तस्यof him

जानूboth knees

ददौplaced/put

भीमःBhima

जघ्नेstruck/slew (struck hard)

चand

एनम्him

अरत्निनाwith the fist/with the hand (lit. with the forearm-span measure; used for fist/hand-blow)

सःhe

मोहम्faintness/delusion

अगमत्went into/entered

राजाthe king

प्रहार-वर-पीडितःtormented by severe blows (lit. by excellent/strong strikes)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīma

the king (Jayadratha, per surrounding narrative)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger and retribution can escalate beyond restraint. Even when punishment may be justified within a kṣatriya framework, the narrative invites reflection on proportionality, self-mastery, and the ethical cost of excessive violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Bhīma overpowering the king by driving a knee into him and striking with the forearm, leaving him severely hurt and fainting. It occurs within the Jayadratha episode, where the Pāṇḍavas punish him for his offense against them.