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Shloka 31

Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)

राजन्‌! तब आपके चौदह पुत्रोंने भीमसेनपर धावा किया। उनके नाम ये हैं--सेनापति, सुषेण, जलसंध, सुलोचन, उग्र, भीमरथ, भीम, वीरबाहु, अलोलुप, दुर्मुख, दुष्प्रधर्ष, विवित्सु, विकट और सम--ये सब क्रोधसे लाल आँखें करके बहुत-से बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए भीमसेनपर टूट पड़े और एक साथ होकर उन्हें अत्यन्त घायल करने लगे ।| २८-- ३० || पुत्रांस्तु तव सम्प्रेक्ष्य भीमसेनो महाबल: । सृक्किणी विलिहन्‌ वीर: पशुमध्ये यथा वृकः,महाबली महाबाहु वीर भीमसेन आपके पुत्रोंको देखकर पशुओंके बीचमें खड़े हुए भेड़ियेके समान अपने मुहके दोनों कोनोंको चाटते हुए गरुड़के समान बड़े वेगसे उनके सामने गये। वहाँ पहुँचकर पाण्डुकुमारने क्षुरप्र नामक बाणसे सेनापतिका सिर काट लिया

rājan! tataḥ tava caturdaśa putrā bhīmasenam abhyadhāvan. teṣāṃ nāmāni—senāpatiḥ, suṣeṇaḥ, jalasaṃdhaḥ, sulocanaḥ, ugraḥ, bhīmarathaḥ, bhīmaḥ, vīrabāhuḥ, alolupaḥ, durmukhaḥ, duṣpradharṣaḥ, vivitsuḥ, vikaṭaḥ, samaḥ—ete sarve krodhāt tāmrekṣaṇā bahubhir bāṇavarṣaiḥ bhīmasenam abhyapatanta, ekībhūya ca tam atyarthaṃ vyathayām āsuḥ. putrāṃs tu tava samprekṣya bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ sṛkkīṇī vilihan vīraḥ paśumadhye yathā vṛkaḥ; mahābalī mahābāhur vīro bhīmasenaḥ garuḍa iva mahāvegāt teṣāṃ sammukham agacchat. tatra prāpya pāṇḍukumaras kṣurapra-nāmnā śareṇa senāpateḥ śiraś ciccheda.

Sañjaya said: O King, then your fourteen sons rushed upon Bhīmasena. Their names were Senāpati, Suṣeṇa, Jalasaṃdha, Sulocana, Ugra, Bhīmaratha, Bhīma, Vīrabāhu, Alolupa, Durmukha, Duṣpradharṣa, Vivitsu, Vikaṭa, and Sama. All of them, their eyes reddened with anger, poured down showers of arrows and, joining together, began to wound Bhīmasena severely. Seeing your sons, the mighty Bhīmasena—like a wolf amid a herd—licked the corners of his mouth and, with the speed of Garuḍa, surged straight toward them. Reaching them, the son of Pāṇḍu cut off Senāpati’s head with a razor-edged arrow. The passage underscores how wrath and collective aggression in war can quickly meet a decisive counterstroke from a warrior acting with focused resolve rather than blind rage.

पुत्रान्sons
पुत्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तवyour
तव:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormGenitive, Singular
सम्प्रेक्ष्यhaving seen
सम्प्रेक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+प्रेक्ष्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
भीमसेनःBhimasena
भीमसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाबलःmighty-strong
महाबलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सृक्किणीthe two corners of the mouth
सृक्किणी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसृक्कि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Dual
विलिहन्licking
विलिहन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि+लिह्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
वीरःthe hero
वीरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पशुof animals
पशु:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपशु
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
मध्येin the midst
मध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
यथाas/like
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वृकःa wolf
वृकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
B
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
S
Senāpati (one of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons mentioned here)
S
Suṣeṇa
J
Jalasaṃdha
S
Sulocana
U
Ugra
B
Bhīmaratha
V
Vīrabāhu
A
Alolupa
D
Durmukha
D
Duṣpradharṣa
V
Vivitsu
V
Vikaṭa
S
Sama
P
Pāṇḍu (as ‘son of Pāṇḍu’)
G
Garuḍa
K
kṣurapra (razor-edged arrow)