Shloka 386

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

व्यवसायं च पुत्रास्ते ददुशु:ः सहसैनिका: । भारत! वहाँ सैनिकोंसहित आपके पुत्रोंने भीमसेनके बल, वीर्य, पराक्रम और उद्योगको देखा

Transliteration

vyavasāyaṃ ca putrās te dadṛśuḥ sahasainikāḥ | bhārata! tatra sainikaiḥ saha tava putrair bhīmasenasya balaṃ vīryaṃ parākramaṃ ca udyogaṃ ca dṛṣṭam |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O Bhārata, there your sons too, along with their troops, witnessed Bhīmasena’s resolve—his strength, valor, heroic prowess, and tireless exertion. The scene underscores how, in war, mere numbers are humbled when confronted by steadfast effort and disciplined power.

Word by Word

• व्यवसायम्: effort, enterprise
• व्यवसायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवसाय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: those/your (they)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ददृशुः: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• सैनिकाः: soldiers
• सैनिकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Bhārata)
• Kaurava sons (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons)
• Bhīmasena
• soldiers/troops