Shloka 11

Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

पीडयित्वा तु राजानं शरैराशीविषोपमै: । अभ्यधावत्‌ पुनर्भीम शरवर्षैरवाकिरत्‌

Transliteration

pīḍayitvā tu rājānaṃ śarair āśīviṣopamaiḥ | abhyadhāvat punaḥ bhīmaḥ śaravarṣair avākirat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having tormented the king with arrows like venomous serpents, Bhīma again rushed forward and showered him with a rain of shafts. The scene underscores the relentless momentum of battle, where prowess and resolve drive warriors to press advantage, even as the moral weight of violence hangs over the field.

Word by Word

• पीडयित्वा: having pained/afflicted
• पीडयित्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, सकर्मक

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आशीविषोपमैः: like venomous serpents
• आशीविषोपमैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशीविषोपम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अभ्यधावत्: ran up/charged
• अभ्यधावत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-धाव्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरवर्षैः: with showers of arrows
• शरवर्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अवाकिरत्: covered/sprinkled (him) over; showered upon
• अवाकिरत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-किॄ
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• भीम (Bhīma)
• राजा (the king)