Shloka 45

Śalya–Bhīma Gadāyuddham (मद्रराज-भीमसेन गदायुद्धम्)

Devanagari script

शिखण्डी तु ततः क्रुद्ध: सौमदत्तिं विशाम्पते । नवत्या सायकानां तु कम्पयामास भारत,प्रजानाथ! भरतनन्दन! तब क्रोधमें भरे हुए शिखण्डीने नब्बे बाण मारकर सोमदत्तकुमार भूरिश्रवाको कम्पित कर दिया

Transliteration

śikhaṇḍī tu tataḥ kruddhaḥ saumadattiṃ viśāṃpate | navatyā sāyakānāṃ tu kampayāmāsa bhārata prajānātha bharatanandana ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Alors Śikhaṇḍī, enflammé de colère, frappa Saumadatti (Bhūriśravas), ô seigneur des hommes. De quatre-vingt-dix flèches il le fit chanceler — ô Bhārata, ô souverain des peuples, ô joie des Bharatas.

Word by Word

• शिखण्डी: Shikhandi
• शिखण्डी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally

• सौमदत्तिम्: Somadatta's son (Bhurishravas)
• सौमदत्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमदत्ति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विशाम्: of the people/subjects
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• पते: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नवत्या: with ninety
• नवत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सायकानाम्: of arrows
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तु: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कम्पयामास: made (him) tremble/shook
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic perfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śikhaṇḍī
• Saumadatti (Bhūriśravas)
• Somadatta
• arrows (sāyaka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence in war, testing a warrior’s steadiness and self-control; ethical reflection arises from seeing how emotions can drive escalation even within the framework of kṣatriya duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Śikhaṇḍī, enraged, shoots ninety arrows at Saumadatti (Bhūriśravas), causing him to stagger or tremble on the battlefield.