Shloka 4

दुःशासनवधः (Duḥśāsana-vadha) — Bhīma’s vow-fulfillment in combat

Devanagari script

पर्यवारयदायान्तं युधिष्ठटिरममर्षणम्‌ । क्षुरप्राणां त्रिसप्तत्या ततोडविध्यत पाण्डवम्‌

Transliteration

paryavārayad āyāntaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram amarṣaṇam | kṣuraprāṇāṃ trisaptatyā tato ’vidhyata pāṇḍavam ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ ନିଜ ପାଖକୁ ଆସୁଥିବା, ଅମର୍ଷଶୀଳ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କୁ ଚାରିଦିଗରୁ ଘେରିଦେଲା। ତାପରେ ତିହତ୍ତର କ୍ଷୁରପ୍ର ବାଣରେ ସେଇ ପାଣ୍ଡବଙ୍କୁ ଶୀଘ୍ର ବିଦ୍ଧ କଲା।

Word by Word

• पर्यवारयत्: surrounded, hemmed in
• पर्यवारयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-आ-√वृ (वारयति)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आयान्तम्: coming, approaching
• आयान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√या (याति)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अमर्षणम्: unforbearing, fierce (in wrath)
• अमर्षणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• क्षुरप्राणाम्: of razor(-edged) arrows (kṣurapras)
• क्षुरप्राणाम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुरप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• त्रिसप्तत्या: with seventy-three
• त्रिसप्तत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिसप्तति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• उविध्यत्: pierced, wounded
• उविध्यत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√व्यध् (विध्यति)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवम्: the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāṇḍava
• Duryodhana
• kṣuraprāṇa (razor-headed arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the harsh reality of warfare: even a righteous and steadfast figure can be checked through sudden, concentrated force. It points to the ethical pressure of the battlefield, where valor and tactical aggression collide, testing inner steadiness amid violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana quickly encircles the advancing Yudhiṣṭhira and wounds him with seventy-three razor-headed arrows, momentarily gaining an advantage by surrounding and striking decisively.