Shloka 72
Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
तांस्तु निर्जित्य समरे भीमसेनो महाबल:
Transliteration
tāṁstu nirjitya samare bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。激戦のただ中で彼らを打ち破ったのち、比類なき剛力のビーマセーナは勝者として立っていた。
Word by Word
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
निर्जित्यhaving conquered/defeated
निर्जित्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनि√जि
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भीमसेनःBhimasena (Bhima)
भीमसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाबलःmighty/very strong
महाबलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights martial excellence and determination in a kṣatriya context: victory in war comes through strength and effective action. Ethically, it also reminds the reader that battlefield success is immediate and tactical, while the broader moral consequences of violence remain part of the epic’s larger reflection on dharma.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma has defeated the opposing fighters referred to as “them” and has prevailed in that encounter on the battlefield.