Shloka 13

अध्याय १५९ — रात्रौ श्रमविरामः

Night Exhaustion and Brief Pause in Battle

Devanagari script

प्रातिपेयस्तु संक्रुद्ध: शक्ति भीमस्य वक्षसि

Transliteration

prātipeyastu saṅkruddhaḥ śaktiṃ bhīmasya vakṣasi

Translation

Sañjaya said: Enraged, Prātipeya hurled his spear at Bhīma’s chest—an act that shows how wrath on the battlefield drives warriors to decisive, life-taking strikes, where courage and restraint are tested amid the chaos of dharma’s tragic contest.

Word by Word

• प्रातिपेयः: Pratipeya (a proper name)
• प्रातिपेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रातिपेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• संक्रुद्धः: enraged
• संक्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संक्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्तिम्: spear/javelin (weapon)
• शक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमस्य: of Bhima
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वक्षसि: on/into the chest
• वक्षसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Prātipeya
• Bhīma
• śakti (spear/javelin)