Shloka 2736

Devanagari script

हतं शिखण्डिना श्रुत्वा न विदीर्येत यन्मन: । “हाय! इस पृथ्वीपर बलमें जिसकी समानता करनेवाला दूसरा कोई नहीं है, उसीको शिखण्डीके हाथसे मारा गया सुनकर आज मेरी छाती क्‍यों नहीं फट जाती

Transliteration

hataṁ śikhaṇḍinā śrutvā na vidīryeta yan manaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Apabila mendengar bahawa dia ditewaskan oleh Śikhaṇḍin, hati siapa yang tidak hancur? Aduhai—mengapa dadaku tidak pecah pada hari ini, ketika aku mendengar bahawa orang yang tiada bandingan kekuatannya di bumi ini telah dibunuh oleh tangan Śikhaṇḍin?”

Word by Word

हतम्killed, slain

शिखण्डिनाby Shikhaṇḍin

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

नnot

विदीर्येतshould split, should burst

यत्which

मनःmind

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śikhaṇḍin

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral shock that arises when an unmatched warrior falls through a contested or indirect agency, prompting reflection on the fragility of worldly power and the complex workings of dharma and fate in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana expresses overwhelming grief and disbelief upon hearing that the great, unequalled warrior (implicitly Bhīṣma in the wider episode) was killed through Śikhaṇḍin’s involvement, lamenting that such news should make one’s heart and chest split.