Shloka 28

Devanagari script

यः स भूरिश्रवाश्छिन्नभुज: प्रायगतस्त्वया

Transliteration

yaḥ sa bhūriśravāś chinnabhujaḥ prāyagatas tvayā

Translation

Dhṛṣṭadyumna said: “That Bhūriśravas—his arm severed—has been brought to the point of death by you.” The line underscores the grim moral weight of battlefield acts: even a justified strike in war leaves a residue of responsibility when it drives a fallen foe toward death.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूरिश्रवाः: Bhūrishravā (proper name)
• भूरिश्रवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरिश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• छिन्नभुजः: whose arm is cut off / with severed arm
• छिन्नभुजः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्नभुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रायगतः: gone to death / at the point of death
• प्रायगतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रायगत (प्रातिपदिक; गत < √गम्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

धृष्टह्युम्न उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Bhūriśravas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights moral accountability in warfare: causing an enemy to fall into a helpless, near-death state is not merely a tactical event but an ethically charged action that invites reflection on dharma, restraint, and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna addresses a warrior (contextually, the one who struck Bhūriśravas) and points out that Bhūriśravas, now with his arm severed, has been driven to the verge of death—marking a decisive and grim turn in the combat episode.