Shloka 36

भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः

Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt

Devanagari script

पार्षत॑ शरजालेन क्षिपन्नागात्‌ स पाण्डव: । हयौघांश्ष रथौघांक्ष॒ गजौघांश्व॒ समन्‍तत:ः

Transliteration

pārṣataḥ śarajālena kṣipann āgāt sa pāṇḍavaḥ | hayaughāṁś ca rathaughāṁś ca gajaughāṁś ca samantataḥ ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ປານດະວະ ກ້າວໜ້າຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວ ພ້ອມຂວ້າງພຸ້ນ “ຕາຂ່າຍແຫ່ງລູກສອນ”. ທຸກດ້ານເຂົາໂຈມຕີກອງມ້າອັນໜາແໜ້ນ, ກອງລົດສົງຄາມ, ແລະຝູງຊ້າງ—ພາບຂອງຄວາມກ້າຫານທີ່ມີວິໄນ ມຸ່ງເພື່ອຊະນະກອງທັບທີ່ມີອາວຸດ ບໍ່ແມ່ນຄວາມໂກດເກຣີຍວລ້ວນໆ.

Word by Word

• पार्षतः: the son of Pṛṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
• पार्षतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरजालेन: with a net/mass of arrows
• शरजालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरजाल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• क्षिपन्: hurling/casting
• क्षिपन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आगात्: came/advanced
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• पाण्डवः: the Pāṇḍava
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हयौघान्: masses of horses
• हयौघान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयौघ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथौघान्: masses of chariots
• रथौघान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथौघ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गजौघान्: masses of elephants
• गजौघान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गजौघ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārṣata (son of Pṛṣat; Dṛṣṭadyumna)
• Pāṇḍava (a Pāṇḍava-side warrior)
• śarajāla (net of arrows)
• horses (cavalry)
• chariots
• elephants

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed as controlled courage and tactical skill: force is applied with discipline against organized threats, emphasizing competence and resolve rather than uncontrolled violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a warrior—identified as Pārṣata—advancing rapidly while releasing a dense barrage of arrows, attacking surrounding formations of cavalry, chariots, and elephants on all sides.