Shloka 35

शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12

Devanagari script

भारद्वाजस्य हन्तारं भूरिवीर्यपराक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

bhāradvājasya hantāraṃ bhūrivīryaparākramam

Translation

Sañjaya said: (He beheld) the slayer of Bhāradvāja’s son—one endowed with abundant might and heroic prowess—standing forth in the battle’s grim moral haze, where valor and the burden of killing are inseparably entwined.

Word by Word

• भारद्वाजस्य: of Bhāradvāja
• भारद्वाजस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• हन्तारम्: slayer, killer
• हन्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हन्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भूरिवीर्यपराक्रमम्: of great strength and prowess
• भूरिवीर्यपराक्रमम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरिवीर्यपराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhāradvāja

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights a recurring Mahābhārata tension: martial excellence (vīrya, parākrama) is praised, yet it is inseparable from the grave moral weight of being a 'hantā' (slayer). It invites reflection on kṣatriya duty and the ethical cost of victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting the battlefield to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, identifies a formidable warrior by a defining deed—having slain Bhāradvāja’s son—and characterizes him as exceptionally powerful and valorous.