Shloka 14
अध्याय १५९ — रात्रौ श्रमविरामः
Night Exhaustion and Brief Pause in Battle
Devanagari script
स तथाभिहतो भीमश्नचकम्पे च मुमोह च
Transliteration
sa tathābhihato bhīmaḥ śanakaiḥ akampe ca mumohaca
Translation
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಹೀಗೆ ಹೊಡೆತಪಟ್ಟು ಭೀಮನು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಕಂಪಿಸಿ, ಕ್ಷಣಕಾಲ ಮೂರ್ಚ್ಛಿತನಾದನು.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अभिहतःstruck, smitten
अभिहतः:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-हन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चकम्पेtrembled
चकम्पे:
TypeVerb
Rootकम्प्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मुमोहbecame deluded, fainted
मुमोह:
TypeVerb
Rootमुह्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजयभ
भीमCharacter 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 highlights the fragility of embodied life even in heroic figures: war’s blows can overwhelm strength and resolve, reminding readers that violence carries inevitable physical and psychological consequences and that true discernment (dharma) must account for this human cost.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma has been struck in battle; as a result he begins to tremble and briefly loses consciousness, indicating the severity of the blow and a momentary reversal in the combat’s momentum.