Shloka 62

Devanagari script

सा निर्भिद्य भुजं सव्यं पाण्डवस्य महात्मन:,निपपात तदा भूमौ यथा विद्युन्नभश्ष्युता । आकाशसे गिरी हुई बिजलीके समान वह शक्ति महामनस्वी पाण्डुपुत्र भीमसेनकी बायीं भुजाको विदीर्ण करके तत्काल भूमिपर गिर पड़ी

Transliteration

sā nirbhidya bhujaṃ savyaṃ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ, nipapāta tadā bhūmau yathā vidyunnabhaścyutā |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Tombak itu menembusi lengan kiri Pāṇḍava yang berhati agung, lalu serta-merta jatuh ke bumi—bagaikan kilat yang gugur dari langit. Adegan itu menegaskan kekejaman perang yang seketika: bahkan pahlawan terkuat pun boleh cedera mendadak, dan medan tempur boleh berubah oleh satu tikaman yang menentukan nasib.

Word by Word

साshe/that (weapon)

निर्भिद्यhaving pierced

भुजम्arm

सव्यम्left

पाण्डवस्यof the Pandava

महात्मनःof the great-souled

निपपातfell down

तदाthen

भूमौon the ground

यथाas/like

विद्युत्lightning

नभःfrom the sky

च्युताfallen/dropped

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍava (Bhīmasena implied by context)

śakti (spear/weapon, implied by context)

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 stark ethics of the battlefield: in kṣatriya warfare, decisive action and endurance amid sudden harm are expected, while the imagery of lightning suggests the unpredictability and inevitability of injury and reversal in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

A powerful spear (śakti) strikes and pierces the Pāṇḍava’s left arm (contextually Bhīma), then immediately drops to the ground, compared to lightning falling from the sky—marking a dramatic, wounding moment in the combat.