Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

स पीडितो भृशं तेन धर्मराजो युधिछ्िर:

Transliteration

sa pīḍito bhṛśaṃ tena dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Deeply afflicted by that blow, King Yudhiṣṭhira—steadfast in dharma—was shaken with intense pain, revealing how even the righteous are tested amid the harsh necessities of war.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पीडितः: afflicted, tormented
• पीडितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीडित (पीड् धातु, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भृशम्: exceedingly, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

• तेन: by him/that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• धर्मराजः: Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a ruler devoted to dharma is not spared suffering; righteousness is tested under pressure, and endurance amid unavoidable conflict becomes part of ethical kingship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira has been struck or otherwise harmed and is intensely distressed by it, marking a moment of vulnerability for the Dharmarāja within the battlefield events of Karṇa Parva.