Shloka 94

धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)

Devanagari script

ततः सुतं बलेजिंत्वा बाणं बाहुसहस्रिणम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ sutaṃ bale jītvā bāṇaṃ bāhusahasriṇam

Translation

Puis, après avoir vaincu le fils par la force, il soumit Bāṇa, le seigneur fameux pour ses mille bras—montrant que la puissance brute, lorsqu’elle n’est pas tenue en bride par le dharma, peut être contenue par une force supérieure et par l’ordre légitime.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययः), अर्थे: 'तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्'

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बले: in strength; in power
• बले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• जित्वा: having conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातुः)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), अर्थः: 'having conquered/defeated'

• बाणम्: arrow; (also) the warrior named Bāṇa
• बाणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बाहु-सहस्रिणम्: having a thousand arms
• बाहु-सहस्रिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाहु + सहस्रिन् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

(भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bāṇa
• the son (suta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and extraordinary might are not self-justifying; when they deviate from dharma, they can and should be checked—ideally by rightful authority that restores order rather than indulging in mere domination.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that after defeating a certain 'son' through superior strength, the victor also subdued Bāṇa, described as the thousand-armed one, indicating a decisive overcoming of formidable force.