Shloka 21

दुःशासनवधः (Duḥśāsana-vadha) — Bhīma’s vow-fulfillment in combat

Devanagari script

ततः सर्वा दिशो राजन्‌ सायकैर्विप्रमोहयन्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ sarvā diśo rājan sāyakair vipramohayan

Translation

Sanjaya said: Then, O King, bewildering all the directions with a storm of arrows, he filled the battlefield with confusion—an image of how unchecked martial prowess can eclipse discernment and turn the very space of action into moral and tactical uncertainty.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• दिशः: directions; quarters
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सायकैः: with arrows
• सायकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विप्रमोहयन्: bewildering; confounding
• विप्रमोहयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-प्र-मुह्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• sāyaka (arrows)