Shloka 236

Devanagari script

सो<वतीर्य रथात्तूर्ण गदापाणिरयुध्यत । युद्धस्थलमें सामने खड़े हुए उन योद्धाओंके साथ जूझते समय भीमसेनको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ। वे तुरंत ही रथसे उतरकर हाथमें गदा ले उन सबके साथ युद्ध करने लगे

Transliteration

so 'vatīrya rathāt tūrṇaṃ gadāpāṇir ayudhyata |

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「それからビーマセーナは素早く戦車を降り、ガダー（棍棒）を手にして戦いへ踏み込んだ。戦場で眼前に立つ武者たちと組み合うさなかにも怒りは募り、退かぬ近接戦を選び、ガダーを振るって彼らすべてと正面から戦った。」

Word by Word

सःhe

अवतीर्यhaving descended

रथात्from the chariot

तूर्णम्quickly

गदाmace

पाणिःhand (as bearer)

गदापाणिःmace-in-hand, holding a mace

अयुध्यतfought

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

ratha (chariot)

gadā (mace)

yuddhasthala (battlefield)

opposing warriors (unnamed)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic of direct confrontation in battle: when duty calls, a warrior meets the enemy without hesitation. Bhīma’s controlled choice to enter close combat—despite rising anger—illustrates resolve and commitment to the demands of righteous warfare, where courage and steadfastness are expected.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, enraged while facing warriors before him, quickly gets down from his chariot, takes up his mace, and begins fighting them on foot in close quarters.