Shloka 3
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
Devanagari script
धृष्टदय्युम्न॑ ततो विद्ध्वा ननाद सुमहाबल:
Transliteration
dhṛṣṭadyumnam tato viddhvā nanāda sumahābalaḥ
Translation
サञ्जयは言った。ついでドリシュタデュムナを打ち据えると、その大力の武者は轟く咆哮を放った――武威を誇示し、味方を奮い立たせ、敵を威圧するための勝ち鬨であり、戦の道義的な重圧のただ中に響き渡った。
Word by Word
धृष्टद्युम्नम्Dhrishtadyumna
धृष्टद्युम्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधृष्टद्युम्न
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
विद्ध्वाhaving known; recognizing
विद्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
ननादroared; sounded aloud
ननाद:
TypeVerb
Rootनद्
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुमहाबलःvery mighty (one)
सुमहाबलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहाबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhr̥ṣṭadyumnaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya battlefield ethos: after a successful strike, a warrior’s roar functions as a declaration of courage and dominance, shaping morale and fear. Ethically, it reflects how martial duty in the epic often intertwines physical action with psychological assertion.
Sañjaya reports that Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna has been hit by a very powerful warrior, who then roars loudly—signaling triumph and intensifying the combat atmosphere.