Mahabharata 9.11.61 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 11, Shloka 61

Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira

Book 9, Chapter 11

Devanagari script

स भिजन्नमर्मा रुधिरं वमन्‌ वित्रस्तमानस:

Transliteration

sa bhijannamarmā rudhiraṃ vaman vitrastamānasaḥ

Translation

サञ्जयは語った。急所を砕かれ、血を吐き、恐怖に心を奪われて、彼は深手を負ったまま取り残された――戦の暴力が、いかなる強者をもたちまち無力な苦痛へと落とし込むさまの一図である。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भिजन्: splitting, piercing
• भिजन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मर्मा: vital parts, vulnerable spots
• मर्मा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• रुधिरम्: blood
• रुधिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वमन्: vomiting, spewing
• वमन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वम्
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वित्रस्तमानसः: with a terrified mind
• वित्रस्तमानसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वित्रस्त-मानस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the stark ethical reality of war: bodily power and pride collapse instantly when vital points are struck, revealing the fragility of life and the heavy cost that adharma-driven violence exacts on all involved.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior (implied by context) who has been grievously wounded—his vital points shattered—so that he vomits blood and becomes mentally terrified, indicating a decisive, debilitating injury on the battlefield.