Shloka 33
Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam
Devanagari script
ते वध्यमाना बलिना भीमसेनेन दन्तिन:
Transliteration
te vadhyamānā balinā bhīmasenena dantinaḥ
Translation
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಮಹಾಬಲ ಭೀಮಸೇನನಿಂದ ವಧಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಆ ದಂತಿಗಳು (ಆನೆಗಳು) ರಣಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಸಿದು ಬೀಳುತ್ತಿದವು.
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वध्यमानाःbeing slain / being killed
वध्यमानाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Present passive participle (शानच्), passive sense
बलिनाby the mighty (one)
बलिना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भीमसेनेनby Bhimasena
भीमसेनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
दन्तिनःthe tusked ones (elephants)
दन्तिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदन्तिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)E
elephants (war elephants)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 underscores the brutal reality of war: power and martial skill can overturn even formidable forces like war elephants, reminding the listener that battlefield glory is inseparable from destruction and the workings of destiny within kṣatriya conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, acting with great strength in the battle, is cutting down the enemy’s elephants; the line highlights the scale of his force and the collapse of a major arm of the opposing army.