Shloka 1243
Devanagari script
द्रौणिं विव्याध विशिखै: स्मयमानो वृकोदर: । इसी बीचमें मुसकराते हुए भीमसेनने एक सुदृढ़ धनुष लेकर अनेक बाणोंसे द्रोणपुत्रको बींध डाला
Transliteration
drauṇiṃ vivyādha viśikhaiḥ smayamāno vṛkodaraḥ |
Translation
サञ्जयは語った。その折、ヴリコーダラと呼ばれるビーマは戦のただ中で微笑み、堅固な弓を取り、数多の矢でドローナの子アシュヴァッターマンを射貫いた。
Word by Word
द्रौणिम्Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)
द्रौणिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौणि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विव्याधpierced
विव्याध:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
विशिखैःwith arrows
विशिखैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविशिख
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
स्मयमानःsmiling
स्मयमानः:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्मयमान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present participle, parasmaipada sense)
वृकोदरःVrikodara (Bhima)
वृकोदरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृकोदर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaV
Vṛkodara (Bhīma)D
Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā)V
viśikha (arrows)Character 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 warrior ethic (kṣatriya-dharma): steadfast execution of duty in battle, where determination and skill prevail even when outward emotion—here, a smile—appears amid violence, reminding us of the complex psychology and moral tension of war.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma (Vṛkodara), smiling, shoots and pierces Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi), Droṇa’s son, with many arrows during the fighting in the Droṇa Parva.