Shloka 246

भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः

Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas

Devanagari script

चापैश्वन बहुधा च्छिन्नैः समास्तीर्यत मेदिनी । माननीय प्रजानाथ! वरूथोंसहित टूटे हुए रथ

Transliteration

cāpaiś ca bahudhā chinnaiḥ samāstīryata medinī |

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ପ୍ରଜାନାଥ! ସେଠାରେ ପୃଥିବୀ ସବୁଦିଗରେ ଅନେକ ଖଣ୍ଡରେ ଭାଙ୍ଗିପଡ଼ିଥିବା ଧନୁଷ, ବରୂଥସହିତ ଭଙ୍ଗା ରଥ, ନିହତ ରଥୀ, କଟା ବାଣ, କବଚ, ପଟ୍ଟିଶ, ଗଦା, ଭିନ୍ଦିପାଳ, ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ ସାୟକ, ଛିନ୍ନଭିନ୍ନ ଅନୁକର୍ଷ-ଉପାସଙ୍ଗ, ଚକ୍ର, କଟା ବାହୁ, ଧନୁଷ, ଖଡ୍ଗ, କୁଣ୍ଡଳସହିତ ମସ୍ତକ, ତଲତ୍ରାଣ, ଅଙ୍ଗୁଳିତ୍ରାଣ, ପତିତ ଧ୍ୱଜ—ଏସବୁ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆଛାଦିତ ହୋଇଯାଇଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• चापैः: with bows
• चापैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• बहुधा: in many ways / variously
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा

• छिन्नैः: by cut/broken (ones)
• छिन्नैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्न
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• समास्तीर्यत: was strewn/spread over
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्तॄ
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Passive

• मेदिनी: the earth
• मेदिनी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• bows (cāpa)
• earth/ground (medinī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the stark cost of war: weapons meant for prowess end as debris, and the earth itself becomes a record of violence. It implicitly cautions against pride in martial strength and highlights the transience of power when dharma collapses into slaughter.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing the battlefield scene: the ground is so thickly strewn with broken bows that it appears covered or carpeted by them, emphasizing the intensity of the fighting and the scale of destruction.