Shloka 193

Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption

Devanagari script

दुर्मुखाय रथं तूर्ण प्रेषयामास पाण्डव: । महाराज! तदनन्तर कर्णको अपने बाणोंद्वारा रोककर पाण्डुकुमार भीम तुरंत ही अपने रथको दुर्मुखके पास ले गये

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | durmukhāya rathaṃ tūrṇaṃ preṣayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ | mahārāja! tadanantaraṃ karṇako 'pane bāṇodvārā rokakar pāṇḍukumāra bhīma tūranta hī apane rathako durmukhake pāsa le gaye |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Sang Pāṇḍava segera melajukan keretanya menuju Durmukha. Wahai Raja, seketika itu Karṇa menahannya dengan hujan anak panah; namun Bhīma, putra Pāṇḍu, tanpa menunda sesaat pun, mengemudikan keretanya tepat hingga ke hadapan Durmukha.

Word by Word

• दुर्मुखाय: to Durmukha
• दुर्मुखाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मुख
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तूर्णम्: swiftly
• तूर्णम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण

• प्रेषयामास: sent/caused to go
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेष्
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवः: the Pandava (Bhima/one of the Pandavas)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Durmukha
• Karṇa
• Bhīma
• chariot
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid obstruction and counterattack, steadfastness of purpose is portrayed as a warrior’s strength: Bhīma remains focused on confronting Durmukha despite Karṇa’s attempt to halt him.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma rapidly drives his chariot toward Durmukha. Karṇa intervenes by striking and checking Bhīma with arrows, but Bhīma still presses forward and brings his chariot close to Durmukha.