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Shloka 135

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

रामकृष्णौ व्यपाश्रित्य अजेया: सम रणे स्वसः । अपि वृत्रहणा युद्धे कि पुनर्धुतराष्ट्रजे,धृष्टद्युम्नने कहा--बहिन! मैं द्रोणको मार डालूँगा, शिखण्डी भीष्मका वध करेंगे, भीमसेन दुर्योधनको मार गिरायेंगे और अर्जुन कर्णको यमलोक भेज देंगे। भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण और बलरामका आश्रय पाकर हमलोग युद्धमें शत्रुओंके लिये अजेय हैं। इन्द्र भी हमें रणमें परास्त नहीं कर सकते। फिर धृतराष्ट्रके पुत्रोंकी तो बात ही क्या है?

rāmakṛṣṇau vyapāśritya ajeyāḥ sma raṇe svasāḥ | api vṛtrahaṇā yuddhe ki punaḥ dhṛtarāṣṭrajāḥ ||

Dhṛṣṭadyumna said: “Sister, taking refuge in Rāma (Balarāma) and Kṛṣṇa, we are invincible in battle. Even the slayer of Vṛtra (Indra) could not defeat us in war—how much less, then, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.” The statement frames confidence not as mere bravado but as reliance on righteous allies and divine support, implying that strength aligned with dharma cannot be easily overcome by those driven by unjust ambition.

रामकृष्णौRama and Krishna
रामकृष्णौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराम + कृष्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
व्यपाश्रित्यhaving taken refuge in / relying on
व्यपाश्रित्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + अप + आ + श्रि (धातु: श्रि)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
अजेयाःunconquerable
अजेयाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअजेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्मindeed / (past-narrative particle)
स्म:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
स्वसःO sister
स्वसः:
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसृ
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
अपिeven
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वृत्रहणाby Vṛtrahan (Indra)
वृत्रहणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्रहन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
युद्धेin war
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
किम्what (then)?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
पुनःagain / moreover
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
धृतराष्ट्रजैःby the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्रजैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्रज
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

धृष्टह्ुम्न उवाच

D
Dhṛṣṭadyumna
R
Rāma (Balarāma)
K
Kṛṣṇa
I
Indra (Vṛtrahan)
V
Vṛtra
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
S
sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Kauravas)