Shloka 12

प्रावृट्-शरत्-वर्णनम् — Description of the Monsoon and Autumn; Sarasvatī in the Pāṇḍavas’ Exile

Devanagari script

भीमसेनस्तु विख्यातो महान्तं दंष्टिणं बलात्‌ निघ्नन्‌ नागशतप्राणो वने तस्मिन्‌ महाबल:,भीमसेन अपने महान्‌ बलके लिये विख्यात थे। उनमें सैकड़ों हाथियोंकी शक्ति थी। वे उस वनमें विकराल दाढ़ोंवाले बड़े-से-बड़े सिंहको भी पछाड़ देते थे

Transliteration

bhīmasenas tu vikhyāto mahāntaṃ daṃṣṭiṇaṃ balāt nighnan nāgaśatapāṇo vane tasmin mahābalaḥ

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Bhīmasena, renowned for his immense strength, would by sheer force strike down even a huge, tusked beast in that forest. Endowed with the power of a hundred elephants, the mighty one dominated the wilderness through irresistible physical prowess.

Word by Word

भीमसेनःBhimasena

तुbut/indeed

विख्यातःrenowned

महान्तम्great/huge

दंष्टिणम्one with fangs/tusks (a fanged beast)

बलात्by force/with strength

निघ्नन्striking down/slaying

नागशतप्राणःhaving the strength/life-force of a hundred elephants

वनेin the forest

तस्मिन्in that

महाबलःmighty/very strong

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Bhīmasena

forest (vana)

elephants (nāga) (as a strength-comparison)

tusked beast (daṃṣṭin) (unspecified animal)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes