Shloka 30

भीमसेनस्य गदायुद्ध-प्रभावः

The Battlefield Impact of Bhīmasena’s Mace Combat

Devanagari script

परश्वधानां तीक्ष्णानां तोमराणां च भारत । वर्मणां चापविद्धानां काज्चनानां च भूमिप

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

paraśvadhānāṃ tīkṣṇānāṃ tomarāṇāṃ ca bhārata |

varmaṇāṃ cāpaviddhānāṃ kāñcanānāṃ ca bhūmipa ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພວກພັນທະບາຣະຕະ, ໂອ ພຣະມະຫາກະສັດ! ໃນສະໜາມຮົບນັ້ນ ເຫັນກອງຂອງຂວານຮົບທີ່ຄົມກິບ ແລະ ໂຕມະຣະ (ຫອກຂວ້າງ) ກະຈາຍຢູ່; ທັງຍັງມີເກາະອົງຄໍາທີ່ຖືກຖອດທິ້ງ ຫຼື ຖືກຂວ້າງລົງ ກະຈາຍປົນກັບຊາກສົງຄາມ. ພາບນັ້ນປະກາດຄ່າແພງອັນນ່າສະພຶງຂອງສົງຄາມຂອງກະສັດນັກຮົບ—ເມື່ອຕາມຫາທຳມະດ້ວຍຄວາມຮຸນແຮງ ອາວຸດແລະເຄື່ອງປະດັບອັນສະຫງ່າງາມກໍກາຍເປັນເພີງຊາກ.»

Word by Word

• परश्वधानाम्: of axes
• परश्वधानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परश्वध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तीक्ष्णानाम्: of sharp (ones)
• तीक्ष्णानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तोमराणाम्: of javelins/spears
• तोमराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वर्मणाम्: of armours
• वर्मणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

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

• अपविद्धानाम्: of cast off / thrown away
• अपविद्धानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप + विध्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• काञ्चनानाम्: of golden (ones)
• काञ्चनानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

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

• भूमिप: O king / lord of the earth
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by vocatives bhārata, bhūmipa)
• battle-axes (paraśvadha)
• javelins/spears (tomara)
• armour/coats of mail (varman), golden (kāñcana)
• battlefield (context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the grim reality of war: even precious, golden armour and formidable weapons end up discarded on the ground. It implicitly contrasts worldly splendour with the impermanence and suffering produced by conflict, inviting reflection on the ethical weight of kṣatriya warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra what is visible on the battlefield: heaps of sharp axes and javelins, along with golden armours that have been thrown down, indicating intense fighting and the scattering of arms and equipment amid the carnage.