Shloka 186

Adhyāya 110: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament on Fate; Saṃjaya’s Reproof and the Princes’ Assault on Bhīma (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय ११०)

Devanagari script

निपपात रथोपस्थे मूर्च्छयाभिपरिप्लुत: । फिर चार सौ योद्धाओंको मारकर भीमसेनको भी एक बाणसे घायल किया। इस प्रकार राक्षसके द्वारा अत्यन्त घायल किये जानेपर महाबली भीमसेन मूर्छित हो रथकी बैठकमें गिर पड़े

Transliteration

nipapāta rathopasthe mūrcchayābhipariplutaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Diliputi pingsan, ia roboh ke tempat duduk kereta. Terluka parah oleh serangan rākṣasa, Bhīmasena yang mahaperkasa pun seketika menjadi tak berdaya; demikianlah derasnya kekejaman perang, yang memperlihatkan rapuhnya kekuatan dan keberanian di hadapan luka yang mengerikan.

Word by Word

निपपातfell down

रथ-उपस्थेon the chariot-seat

मूर्च्छयाby fainting

अभि-परिप्लुतःcompletely overwhelmed/engulfed

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

chariot (ratha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights impermanence and vulnerability in war: even the strongest can be brought down by injury and exhaustion, pointing to the grave ethical weight and human cost of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the warrior, overcome by fainting, collapses onto the chariot-seat—signaling a momentary defeat or incapacitation amid intense fighting.