Shloka 28
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
Devanagari script
ऊरू भिन्धीति भीमस्य स्मृतिं मिथ्या प्रयच्छता
Transliteration
ūrū bhindhīti bhīmasya smṛtiṁ mithyā prayacchatā
Translation
संजय बोले—“जाँघों पर प्रहार करो”—ऐसी मिथ्या स्मृति भीम को देकर (किसी ने) युद्ध की गति को भटकाकर मोड़ दिया।
Word by Word
ऊरूthe two thighs
ऊरू:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऊरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
भिन्धिpierce / break
भिन्धि:
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus (quoting)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
भीमस्यof Bhima
भीमस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
स्मृतिम्memory / recollection
स्मृतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्मृति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मिथ्याfalsely
मिथ्या:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमिथ्या
प्रयच्छताby (someone) giving / imparting
प्रयच्छता:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + यम्
FormPresent active participle, Masculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhīmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how counsel and ‘reminders’ can be weaponized: in the pressure of war, deceitful prompting may push a warrior toward a decisive action that raises questions of propriety (dharma) and fair conduct.
Sañjaya reports that someone is urging Bhīma with the instruction “Strike the thighs,” while doing so through a misleading or deceitful ‘reminder,’ shaping Bhīma’s intent and the immediate tactics of the duel.