Shloka 28

भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः

Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt

Devanagari script

तदा शत्रुस्वनं श्र॒त्वा भ्रातृभि: सहितो5नघ: । अयाज्जवेन कौन्तेयो रथेनानादयन्‌ दिश:

Transliteration

tadā śatrusvanaṃ śrutvā bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito 'naghaḥ | ayāj javena kaunteyo rathenānādayan diśaḥ ||

Translation

そのとき敵の鬨の声を聞くや、穢れなきクンティーの子アルジュナは兄弟とともに大いなる速さで突進し、戦車の轟きを四方に響き渡らせた。

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: true

• शत्रु-स्वनम्: the enemy's roar/sound
• शत्रु-स्वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु-स्वन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), prior action

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहितः: accompanied (by)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनघः: sinless, blameless
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयात्: went, advanced
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जवेन: with speed
• जवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कौन्तेयः: Kunti's son (Arjuna)
• कौन्तेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथेन: by/with the chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• नादयन्: causing to resound
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna (Kaunteya)
• brothers (bhrātṛ)
• enemy (śatru)
• chariot (ratha)
• directions/quarters (diśaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Courage and duty are shown through prompt, controlled action in the face of danger—responding decisively while remaining ethically grounded (anagha, ‘blameless’).

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, accompanied by his brothers, hears the enemy’s shout and immediately drives forward at high speed, his chariot’s rumble echoing through all directions.