Shloka 28

Śalya–Bhīma Gadāyuddham (मद्रराज-भीमसेन गदायुद्धम्)

Devanagari script

विविंशतिस्तु सहसा व्यश्वकेतुशरासनम्‌ । भीम॑ चक्रे महाराज ततः सैन्यान्यपूजयन्‌,महाराज! फिर विविंशतिने भी सहसा आक्रमण करके भीमसेनके घोड़े, ध्वज और धनुष काट डाले; यह देख सारी सेनाओंने उसकी भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा की

Transliteration

viviṁśatis tu sahasā vyaśvaketuśarāsanam | bhīmaṁ cakre mahārāja tataḥ sainyāny apūjayan ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, Viviṁśati suddenly struck down Bhīma’s horses, his banner, and his bow. Witnessing this feat, the assembled troops praised him greatly—an instance of how, in the heat of war, martial prowess and bold initiative win immediate acclaim, even as the larger struggle remains bound to the tragic ethics of kin-slaying.

Word by Word

• विविंशतिः: Viviṁśati (a warrior, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• विविंशतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विविंशति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सहसा: suddenly, impetuously
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• व्यश्वकेतुशरासनम्: the horses, banner, and bow (as a set)
• व्यश्वकेतुशरासनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व-केतु-शरासन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भीमम्: Bhīma
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: did/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सैन्यानि: the armies/troops
• सैन्यानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अपूपयन्: praised/honoured
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Viviṁśati
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• horses (aśvāḥ)
• banner/standard (ketu)
• bow (śarāsana)