Shloka 553

Devanagari script

रथमारोपयामास विसंज्ञ पांसुगुण्ठितम्‌ इसके बाद भीम राजा सुशर्माका गला पकड़कर ले आये। उस समय वह लाचार होकर उनके वशमें पड़ा था और छूटनेके लिये छटपटा रहा था। दुन्तीपुत्र भीमने सुशर्माको रस्सियोंसे बाँधकर रथपर रख दिया। उसके सारे अंग धूलमें सने थे और चेतना लुप्त-सी हो रही थी

Transliteration

ratham āropayāmāsa visaṁjñaṁ pāṁsuguṇṭhitam

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: Kemudian Bhīma menangkap leher Suśarmā dan menyeretnya; saat itu ia tak berdaya dalam kuasa Bhīma, meronta mencari lepas. Putra Kuntī itu mengikat Suśarmā dengan tali lalu menaikkannya ke atas kereta; seluruh tubuhnya berlumur debu dan kesadarannya seakan lenyap.

Word by Word

रथम्chariot

आरोपयामासmade (him) mount / placed (him) upon

विसंज्ञम्unconscious

पांसुगुण्ठितम्covered/enshrouded with dust

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīma

Suśarmā

ratha (chariot)

rajjū (ropes, implied by the prose context)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The scene highlights a battlefield ethic: a defeated enemy may be subdued and restrained, demonstrating power without necessarily resorting to gratuitous killing. It also underscores the consequences of aggression—pride collapses into helplessness when dharma and strength fail.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma overpowers Suśarmā, who is rendered nearly unconscious and covered in dust, binds him (as the surrounding narration indicates), and places him on a chariot as a captive.