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Shloka 35

Bhīṣma–Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म–कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)

द्रोणश्न विवरं दृष्टवा भीमसेनं शिलीमुखै: । विव्याध बाणैर्निशितै: पञठचषष्टिभिरायसै:

sañjaya uvāca | droṇas tu vivaraṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenaṃ śilimukhaiḥ | vivyādha bāṇair niśitaiḥ pañcaṣaṣṭibhir āyasaiḥ | ekaikaṃ tribhir ānarcchet kaṅkubārhiṇavājitaiḥ |

સંજય બોલ્યા—દ્રોણાચાર્યે અવસર જોઈ ભીમસેનને તીક્ષ્ણ, લોખંડના શિલીમુખ બાણોથી—પૈંસઠ સંખ્યામાં—વીંધી નાખ્યો. ત્યારબાદ કંક પક્ષીના પાંખોથી યુક્ત બાણો વડે અન્ય યોદ્ધાઓને પણ એકે એકને ત્રણ-ત્રણ બાણોથી ઘાયલ કર્યા.

द्रोणःDrona
द्रोणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विवरम्an opening, gap
विवरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविवर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite
भीमसेनम्Bhimasena
भीमसेनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शिलीमुखैःwith arrows (lit. 'stone-faced')
शिलीमुखैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिलीमुख
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
विव्याधpierced
विव्याध:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
बाणैःwith arrows
बाणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
निशितैःsharp
निशितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिशित
Formक्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Instrumental, Plural
पञ्चषष्टिभिःwith sixty-five (in number)
पञ्चषष्टिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चषष्टि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
आयसैःmade of iron
आयसैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootआयस
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
B
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
Ś
Śilimukha arrows
I
Iron arrows (āyasa-bāṇa)
K
Kaṅku-bird feathers (arrow fletching)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how, in war, mastery and alertness exploit even a small ‘vivara’ (opening). It implicitly warns that power and skill, when yoked to conflict, intensify suffering; therefore discernment about the causes and conduct of war remains ethically significant even amid kṣatriya duty.

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa notices a vulnerability and showers Bhīma with sixty-five sharp iron arrows, then strikes other warriors individually with three arrows each, using feather-adorned shafts—depicting Droṇa’s tactical precision and dominance in the battle moment.