Shloka 383

Devanagari script

चरंश्रित्रतरान्‌ मार्गान्‌ कौन्तेयमभिदुद्रुवे । तदनन्तर विचित्र मार्गोंसे विचरते हुए आपके महाबली पुत्रने कुन्तीकुमार भीमसेनको खड़ा देख उनपर सहसा आक्रमण किया

Transliteration

caraṁś citratarān mārgān kaunteyam abhidudruve | tadanantaram vicitra-mārgaiḥ sañcaran tava mahābalī putro bhīmasenaṁ kuntīkumāraṁ sthitam apaśyat, taṁ ca sahasā abhyakrāmat |

Translation

Menempuh jalur-jalur yang amat beragam, putramu yang perkasa bergegas menuju putra Kuntī; melihat Bhīmasena berdiri teguh, ia seketika melancarkan serangan.

Word by Word

• चरन्: moving, roaming
• चरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रित्रतरान्: more variegated/strange (comparative)
• श्रित्रतरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रित्रतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• मार्गान्: paths, routes
• मार्गान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• कौन्तेयम्: Kunti’s son (Bhima)
• कौन्तेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अभिदुद्रुवे: rushed/ran towards, attacked
• अभिदुद्रुवे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु (धावने)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, प्रथम, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Kuntī
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'your son')
• Kaurava prince (unspecified in the given line)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the battlefield ethic where a warrior’s strength is measured not only by power but by decisiveness and the ability to confront a steadfast opponent; it also shows how sudden aggression (sahasā) can drive encounters that test dharma through conduct in combat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a mighty Kaurava (addressed as Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son) moves through varied routes, spots Bhīma standing ready, and immediately rushes to attack him.