Shloka 20

द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः

Devanagari script

तथैव भीमसेनेन द्विषते प्रेषिता गदा । तापयामास तत्‌ सैन्यं महोल्का पतती यथा,इसी प्रकार भीमसेनने शत्रुको लक्ष्य करके जो गदा चलायी थी, वह आकाशसे गिरती हुई बड़ी भारी उल्काके समान कौरव-सेनाको संतप्त करने लगी

Transliteration

tathaiva bhīmasenena dviṣate preṣitā gadā | tāpayāmāsa tat sainyaṁ maholkā patatī yathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the same manner, the mace hurled by Bhīmasena at his foe began to scorch the Kaurava host, as though a great meteor were falling from the sky. The image underscores the terrible momentum of wrath in battle—when force is unleashed with intent to harm, it spreads suffering beyond a single target and consumes whole ranks.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in the same manner

एवindeed, just

भीमसेनेनby Bhimasena

द्विषतेto the hating one / to the enemy (who hates)

प्रेषिताsent, hurled

गदाmace

तापयामासcaused to burn/torment; scorched

तत्that

सैन्यम्army

महाgreat

उल्काmeteor, firebrand

पततीfalling

यथाas, like

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

gadā (mace)

Kaurava army (sainya)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes