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Shloka 39

भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः

Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed

भीमसेनसुतं चापि दुर्मुख: सुमुखै: शरैः । षष्ट्या वीरो नदन्‌ हृष्टो विव्याध रणमूर्थनि,तब वीर दुर्मुखने हर्षपूर्वक गर्जना करते हुए अपने तीखी नोकवाले बाणोंद्वारा भीमसेनके पुत्र घटोत्कचको युद्धके मुहानेपर साठ बाणोंसे बींध डाला

bhīmasenasutaṃ cāpi durmukhaḥ sumukhaiḥ śaraiḥ | ṣaṣṭyā vīro nadan hṛṣṭo vivyādha raṇamūrdhani ||

Sañjaya dit : Alors le vaillant Durmukha, transporté de joie et poussant un grand rugissement, frappa Ghaṭotkaca, fils de Bhīmasena, à l’avant même de la mêlée, le perçant de soixante flèches acérées et bien ajustées. La scène souligne l’escalade inexorable de la guerre, où la prouesse et la résolution farouche poussent les guerriers à presser le combat au bord du carnage, sans égard aux conséquences.

भीमसेनसुतम्Bhimasena's son (Ghaṭotkaca)
भीमसेनसुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन-सुत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
दुर्मुखःDurmukha (a warrior)
दुर्मुखः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुमुखैःwith sharp-pointed / well-faced (arrows)
सुमुखैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमुख
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
षष्ट्याwith sixty (i.e., by a set of sixty)
षष्ट्या:
Karana
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootषष्टि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
वीरःthe hero
वीरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नदन्roaring / shouting
नदन्:
TypeVerb
Rootनद्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
हृष्टःdelighted
हृष्टः:
TypeAdjective
Rootहृष्ट
FormPast passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
विव्याधpierced
विव्याध:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
रणमूर्धनिon the battlefield-front / at the head of battle
रणमूर्धनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण-मूर्धन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Durmukha
B
Bhīmasena
G
Ghaṭotkaca
A
arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the uncompromising momentum of dharma-yuddha as understood by warriors: once battle is joined, courage, skill, and resolve are tested at the front line, and personal ties do not halt the harsh duties of combat.

Durmukha, a Kaurava fighter, joyfully roars and shoots sixty arrows at Ghaṭotkaca, Bhīma’s son, wounding him at the very forefront of the battlefield.