Shloka 66

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः

Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma

Devanagari script

रथाश्वनरनागानां हन्तारं परवीरहन्‌

Transliteration

rathāśvanaranāgānāṁ hantāraṁ paravīrahan

Translation

サञ्जयは語った。「（彼は）戦車・馬・人・象を屠る者、敵方の勇士を討ち伏せる者である。」

Word by Word

• रथाश्वनरनागानाम्: of chariots, horses, men, and elephants
• रथाश्वनरनागानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ + अश्व + नर + नाग
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• हन्तारम्: slayer
• हन्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हन्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परवीरहन्: slaying enemy-heroes
• परवीरहन्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + वीर + हन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariots
• horses
• warriors (men)
• elephants
• enemy heroes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, in war, valor is framed as the capacity to neutralize the enemy’s full military spectrum—chariots, cavalry, infantry, and elephants—raising the ethical tension between celebrated heroism and the reality of mass destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing a formidable warrior’s battlefield impact, portraying him as a devastating combatant who kills enemy heroes and destroys multiple components of the opposing army.