Shloka 36

भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च

Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka

Devanagari script

अनुक्त्वा च ततः किंचिच्छरवर्षेण पाण्डवम्‌

Transliteration

anuktvā ca tataḥ kiñcic charavarṣeṇa pāṇḍavam

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Kemudian, tanpa mengucapkan apa-apa lagi, dia menyerang Pāṇḍava dengan hujan anak panah.”

Word by Word

• अनुक्त्वा: having not said (without speaking)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन् + वच् (उक्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

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

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• किंचित्: anything; something (at all)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित्

• शरवर्षेण: with a shower of arrows
• शरवर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पाण्डवम्: the Pandava (one of the Pandavas)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

(युधिष्टिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāṇḍava
• śara (arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a battlefield ethic: when conflict reaches its peak, words may cease and action becomes decisive. It implicitly contrasts restraint in speech with the uncompromising execution of martial duty, raising the tension between moral hesitation and kṣatriya obligation.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Yudhiṣṭhira’s narration, a combatant—after saying nothing further—launches an intense arrow-barrage against a Pāṇḍava warrior, indicating an escalation of the duel and a turn toward immediate, forceful engagement.