Shloka 6

भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः

Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas

Devanagari script

तौच तं प्रत्यविध्येतां त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मागै:

Transliteration

tau ca taṃ pratyavidhyetāṃ tribhis tribhir ajihmagaiḥ

Translation

ಆಗ ಆ ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಘಾತವಾಗಿ ತಲಾ ಮೂರು ವಕ್ರವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಹಾರುವ ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ವಿದ್ಧಿಸಿದರು.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रत्यविध्येताम्: they two pierced/struck (him) in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध् (प्र + प्रति + अव)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada

• त्रिभिः: with three (arrows)
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• त्रिभिः: with three (arrows)
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अजिह्मागैः: with straight-going (unerring) ones (arrows)
• अजिह्मागैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजिह्मग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• two warriors (unnamed in this verse)
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya discipline: retaliation is not portrayed as rage but as trained, precise action—suggesting that even in war, conduct is shaped by skill, restraint, and role-based duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Two fighters respond to an opponent by shooting him in return, each releasing three straight-flying arrows, indicating a coordinated counterattack and the intensity of the ongoing battle.