Shloka 316

Devanagari script

समशोभत तेजस्वी भूयो भीमात्‌ सुयोधन: । नाना प्रकारके मार्गों और भिन्न-भिन्न मण्डलोंसे विचरते हुए तेजस्वी दुर्योधनकी उस समय भीमसेनसे अधिक शोभा हुई

Transliteration

samaśobhata tejasvī bhūyo bhīmāt suyodhanaḥ |

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນຂະນະນັ້ນ ສຸໂຍທະນະ (ທຸຣະໂຍທະນະ) ຜູ້ສ່ອງປະກາຍ ກັບປາກົດວ່າສົດງາມເຫນືອກວ່າພີມະ. ເຂົາເຄື່ອນໄຫວຜ່ານເສັ້ນທາງຫຼາຍຮູບແບບ ແລະວົງລ້ອມທີ່ປ່ຽນໄປມາ ຈົນພະລັງແລະອາກາດຂອງເຂົາດູເຫມືອນຈະເຫນືອກວ່າຄູ່ຕໍ່ສູ້ໃນຊົ່ວຂະນະ.

Word by Word

• समशोभत: shone, appeared splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तेजस्वी: radiant, glorious
• तेजस्वी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूयः: more, exceedingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• भीमात्: than Bhima / from Bhima
• भीमात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• सुयोधनः: Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• सुयोधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुयोधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the distinction between outward splendor in battle (tejas, tactical movement, visible dominance) and the deeper ethical judgment of a conflict. Martial brilliance can appear compelling in the moment, yet it does not by itself settle the question of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the climactic combat between Bhīma and Duryodhana, Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana, moving dynamically through varied lines and circles of engagement, looked more resplendent than Bhīma at that instant—emphasizing a temporary advantage in appearance and maneuver.