Mahabharata 6.116.26 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 26

भीष्मस्य जलप्रार्थना — अर्जुनस्य पर्जन्यास्त्रप्रयोगः — दुर्योधनं प्रति सन्ध्युपदेशः

Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation

Devanagari script

विशोक प्रेक्ष्य निर्भिन्नं भीमसेन: प्रतापवान्‌ । मद्रराजं त्रिभिर्बाणैर्बाह्लोरुगसि चार्पयत्‌

Transliteration

viśokaṃ prekṣya nirbhinnaṃ bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān | madrarājaṃ tribhir bāṇair bāhlor ugasi cārpayat ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອເຫັນສາລະຖີ ວິໂສກະ ຖືກບາດເຈັບຢ່າງຫນັກ ພີມເສນະ ຜູ້ມີລິດອຳນາດ ກໍເກີດຄວາມຮຸນແຮງໃນໃຈນັກຮົບ ແລ້ວຍິງພຣະຣາຊາແຫ່ງມັດຣະ ຊັລຍະ ດ້ວຍລູກສອນສາມດອກ ປັກເຂົ້າໃນແຂນແລະອົກ—ເປັນການຕອບໂຕ້ອັນດຸເດືອດ ເພື່ອປົກປ້ອງພວກຂອງຕົນ ແລະຕອບຄືນຄວາມເຈັບປວດໃນສະໜາມຮົບທັນທີ.

Word by Word

• विशोकम्: Viśoka (the charioteer)
• विशोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रेक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईक्ष्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• निर्भिन्नम्: torn, badly wounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भिन्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमसेनः: Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतापवान्: mighty, valorous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मद्रराजम्: the king of Madra (Śalya)
• मद्रराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• बाणैः: arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बाह्लोरुगसि: on the chest (broad-urged/broad-breasted region)
• बाह्लोरुगसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्लोरुगस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अर्पयत्: he hurled/placed (shot)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Viśoka (charioteer)
• Madrarāja Śalya
• arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-duty in war: when one’s ally is harmed, a warrior is expected to respond decisively to protect and uphold the fighting spirit of his side. It also shows how compassion for one’s own (seeing the charioteer wounded) can immediately translate into forceful action in a dharmic battlefield context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma sees his charioteer Viśoka badly wounded. Enraged and resolute, Bhīma shoots three arrows at Śalya, the king of Madra, striking him in the arms and chest.