Shloka 1036

Devanagari script

विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैद्रौणिं पजचभिराहवे । तब अमर्षमें भरे हुए भीमसेनने दूसरा धनुष लेकर युद्धस्थलमें पाँच पैने बाणोंसे द्रोणपुत्रको घायल कर दिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | vivyādha niśitair bāṇair drauṇiṁ pañcabhir āhave | tataḥ amarṣaṁ bhare huye bhīmasenena dvitīyaṁ dhanuḥ gṛhītvā yuddhasthale pañca painaiḥ bāṇaiḥ droṇaputraṁ ghāyal kṛtvā ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: In the thick of battle, Bhimasena—though burning with restrained fury—took up another bow and struck Drona’s son (Aśvatthāmā) with five sharp arrows. The act reflects the grim discipline of war: anger is present, yet action is channeled into focused martial duty rather than uncontrolled rage.

Word by Word

विव्याधpierced/wounded

निशितैःwith sharp

बाणैःarrows

द्रौणिम्Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)

पञ्चभिःwith five

आहवेin battle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Bhimasena (Bhima)

Drauni (Aśvatthāmā, son of Drona)

Bow (dhanuḥ)

Arrows (bāṇa)

Battlefield (yuddhasthala)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid intense anger, a warrior is expected to act with discipline and purpose. The verse highlights controlled resolve—channeling emotion into duty—rather than letting fury become reckless cruelty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Bhima, filled with indignation, picks up another bow and strikes Aśvatthāmā (Drona’s son) with five sharp arrows on the battlefield, wounding him in the ongoing combat.