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Shloka 35

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

दुर्योधन तु विरथं छिन्नवर्मायुधं रणे

duryodhana tu virathaṁ chinnavarmāyudhaṁ raṇe

សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ តែទុរយោធន នៅកណ្ដាលសមរភូមិ បានក្លាយជាវិរថៈ គ្មានរថសេះ—អាវពាសដែក និងអាវុធរបស់គេត្រូវបានកាត់បំបាក់។ នេះបង្ហាញពីការប្រែប្រួលរហ័សនៃវាសនាក្នុងសង្គ្រាម ហើយបញ្ជាក់ពីទម្ងន់ធម៌នៃមោទនភាពដែលជួបផលវិបាកលើសមរភូមិ។

दुर्योधनःDuryodhana
दुर्योधनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
विरथम्without a chariot, chariotless
विरथम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविरथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
छिन्न-वर्म-आयुधम्whose armor and weapons were cut off/broken
छिन्न-वर्म-आयुधम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootछिन्नवर्मायुध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular

संजय उवाच

D
Duryodhana
B
Battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the instability of worldly power in war: even a mighty king can be reduced to a vulnerable state in a moment. Ethically, it gestures toward the humbling of arrogance and the karmic gravity that accompanies adharma-driven ambition.

Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana has been rendered chariotless in the fight, with his armor and weapons cut or shattered—signaling a serious setback and immediate danger amid the ongoing combat.