Shloka 20

Devanagari script

समाधत्त सुसंकुद्धः क्षुरप्रं लोमवाहिनम्‌ । तेन चिच्छेद नृपतेर्भीम: कार्मुकमुत्तमम्‌,आपके धनुर्धर पुत्रद्वारा समरांगणमें अपने सारथि विशोकको तीखे बाणोंके आघातसे पीड़ित होता देख भीमसेन सह न सके। उन्होंने कुपित होकर अपना दिव्य धनुष हाथमें लिया। महाराज! भरतश्रेष्ठ] फिर आपके पुत्रके वधके लिये अत्यन्त कुपित होकर उन्होंने पंखयुक्त क्षुरप्रका संधान किया और उसके द्वारा राजा दुर्योधनके उत्तम धनुषको काट डाला

Transliteration

saṃdadhat susaṃkuddhaḥ kṣurapraṃ lomavāhinam | tena ciccheda nṛpater bhīmaḥ kārmukam uttamam ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ କ୍ରୋଧିତ ଭୀମ ପଖାଯୁକ୍ତ ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ କ୍ଷୁରପ୍ର ବାଣ ସନ୍ଧାନ କଲେ। ସେହି ବାଣରେ ସେ ରାଜା ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନଙ୍କ ଉତ୍ତମ ଧନୁଷକୁ କାଟିଦେଲେ, ଯେଣୁ ରଣଭୂମିରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଯୁଦ୍ଧଶକ୍ତି ଭଙ୍ଗ ହେଉ।

Word by Word

समाधत्तhe fixed/placed (on the bow)

सुसंकुद्धःhighly enraged

क्षुरप्रम्a razor-edged arrow (kṣurapra)

लोमवाहिनम्feathered (having hairs/feathers as its carrier)

तेनwith that

चिच्छेदhe cut

नृपतेःof the king

भीमःBhima

कार्मुकम्bow

उत्तमम्excellent

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

Duryodhana

kṣurapra (razor-edged arrow)

kārmuka (bow)

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?

Even in war, power is ideally directed toward disabling an opponent’s capacity to harm rather than indulging in uncontrolled slaughter; the verse highlights disciplined martial action—severing the bow—to neutralize threat while fulfilling kṣatriya-duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma, furious in battle, sets a razor-headed arrow and uses it to cut Duryodhana’s excellent bow, aiming to weaken him decisively in the fight.