Shloka 55

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

स निःसज्रो जलस्यान्तमथ वै पाण्डवोडविशत्‌ । आक्रामन्नागभवने तदा नागकुमारकान्‌

Transliteration

sa niḥsajro jalasyāntam atha vai pāṇḍavo 'daviśat | ākrāmann āgabhavane tadā nāgakumārakān |

Translation

ໄວສຳປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອຈົມລົງສູ່ຄວາມເລິກຂອງນ້ຳ ປານດະວະ (ພີມະເສນະ) ໄດ້ເຂົ້າສູ່ໂລກແຫ່ງນາກ. ໃນຂະນະທີ່ເຂົາເຄື່ອນໄຫວຢູ່ໃນຖິ່ນພຳນັກຂອງນາກ ນາກກຸມານຫຼາຍຕົວຖືກຮ່າງກາຍຂອງເຂົາກົດທັບ. ແລ້ວນາກໃຫຍ່ຜູ້ມີພິດຮ້າຍແຮງຈຳນວນຫຼາຍ ໄດ້ຮ່ວມກັນກັດພີມະເສນະຢ່າງດຸຮ້າຍ ດ້ວຍເຂົ້ວຟັນໃຫຍ່ທີ່ອຸດົມໄປດ້ວຍພິດອັນນ່າຢ້ານ.

Word by Word

• सः: he (Bhimasena)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निःससर्ज: let go / released / cast off
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जलस्य: of the water
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तम्: end / limit / bottom
• अन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• पाण्डवः: the Pandava (Bhima)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अविशत्: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आक्रामन्: treading upon / trampling
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम्
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नागभवने: in the serpents' dwelling
• नागभवने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागभवन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• नागकुमारकान्: young serpent-princes
• नागकुमारकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागकुमारक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• पाण्डव (Pāṇḍava—Bhīmasena implied by context)
• भीमसेन (Bhīmasena, contextual)
• नाग (Nāgas)
• नागकुमार (Nāga youths/princes)
• नागभवन/नागलोक (Nāga abode/realm)
• जल (water)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even great physical power can be neutralized by hidden dangers and collective forces; the episode cautions against heedlessness and highlights how quickly circumstances can humble the strong, prompting the need for vigilance and self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma sinks to the bottom of the water and enters the Nāga realm; as he moves, he crushes some Nāga youths, after which many venomous Nāgas attack and bite him severely with their fangs.