Shloka 27

Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements

Devanagari script

ततः श्रुतर्वा संक्रुद्धो धनुरादाय सायकै: । भीमसेनं रणे राजन्‌ बाह्दोरुरसि चार्पयत्‌,राजन! तदनन्तर क्रोधमें भरे हुए श्रुतर्वने धनुष लेकर अपने बाणोंसे रणभूमिमें भीमसेनकी दोनों भुजाओं और छातीमें प्रहार किया

Transliteration

tataḥ śrutārvā saṅkruddho dhanur ādāya sāyakaiḥ | bhīmasenaṃ raṇe rājan bāhvor urasi cārpayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Śrutārvā, inflamed with anger, took up his bow and, with his arrows, struck Bhīmasena in the battle—piercing his arms and his chest, O King. The scene underscores how wrath drives warriors to intensify violence, even against a formidable foe, as the struggle descends further into relentless retaliation.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

श्रुतर्वाShrutarvan (proper name)

संक्रुद्धःenraged

धनुःbow

आदायhaving taken (up)

सायकैःwith arrows

भीमसेनम्Bhimasena

रणेin battle

राजन्O king

बाह्वोःon (his) two arms

उरसिon the chest

चand

अर्पयत्he directed/inflicted (lit. caused to reach)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Śrutārvā

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'rājan')

bow (dhanuḥ)

arrows (sāyaka)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes