Shloka 32

Devanagari script

पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन क्षुरेण निशितेन च । ध्वजमेकेन चिच्छेद भीमसेनस्य पत्रिणा,फिर धनुषको पूरी तरहसे खींचकर छोड़े हुए एक पंखयुक्त तीखे बाणसे भीमसेनकी ध्वजा काट डाली

Transliteration

pūrṇāyatavisṛṣṭena kṣureṇa niśitena ca | dhvajam ekena ciccheda bhīmasenasya patriṇā ||

Translation

ನಂತರ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಎಳೆದು ಬಿಡಿಸಿದ, ರೇಜರ್‌ಧಾರೆಯಂತೆ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ, ರೆಕ್ಕೆಗಳಿರುವ ಬಾಣದಿಂದ ಅವನು ಒಂದೇ ಹೊಡೆತದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೀಮಸೇನನ ಧ್ವಜವನ್ನು ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

पूर्णायतfully drawn (to full length)

विसृष्टेनreleased, discharged

क्षुरेणwith a razor(-like arrow)

निशितेनsharpened, keen

चand

ध्वजम्banner, standard

एकेनwith one (arrow)

चिच्छेदcut, severed

भीमसेनस्यof Bhimasena

पत्रिणाwith a feathered (arrow)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīmasena

dhvaja (banner/standard)

kṣura (razor-edged arrow)

patriṇ bāṇa (winged arrow)

bow (implied by ‘fully drawn and released’)

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?

Even in war, actions carry symbolic weight: striking a banner targets an opponent’s honor and morale, showing that conflict involves ethical restraint, reputation, and psychological pressure alongside physical force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied from context) shoots a fully drawn, razor-edged, winged arrow and, with a single shot, cuts down Bhīma’s standard—an emphatic display of precision meant to unsettle the opposing side.