Shloka 526

Devanagari script

नन्‍्यमज्जन्त महाराज कड़कबर्हिणवासस: । महाराज! कंक और मयूरके पंखवाले वे भयंकर नाराच महामनस्वी पाण्बुपुत्र भीमसेनका कवच छेदकर उनके शरीरमें डूब गये

Transliteration

nanyamajjan mahārāja kaṅkabārhiṇavāsasaḥ | mahārāja! kaṅka-mayūra-pakṣavanto te bhayaṅkarā nārācā mahāmanasvī pāṇḍuputra-bhīmasenasya kavacaṃ chittvā tasya śarīre nimagnāḥ ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ ମହାରାଜ! କଙ୍କ ଓ ମୟୂର ପଙ୍ଖ ଲାଗିଥିବା ସେଇ ଭୟଙ୍କର ନାରାଚ ଅଟକିଲେ ନାହିଁ। ମହାମନସ୍ବୀ ପାଣ୍ଡୁପୁତ୍ର ଭୀମସେନଙ୍କ କବଚ ଭେଦି ତାଙ୍କ ଦେହରେ ଗଭୀରେ ଧସିଗଲେ।

Word by Word

• नन्: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: Negation particle

• अमज्जन्त: they sank / plunged
• Type: Verb
• Root: मज्ज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कडक: heron (bird)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कडक
• Form: Masculine, (stem used in compound)

• बर्हिण: peacock
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिण
• Form: Masculine, (stem used in compound)

• वाससः: having garments/coverings (i.e., fletched/feathered)
• वाससः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Pāṇḍu
• nārāca arrows
• kavaca (armor)
• kaṅka feathers
• mayūra (peacock) feathers

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the harsh impartiality of battle: strength and status do not guarantee safety. When defenses (armor, preparedness) fail, even a great warrior becomes vulnerable—inviting reflection on the limits of bodily power and the grave consequences inherent in kṣatriya warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that fearsome, feather-fletched nārāca arrows pierce Bhīma’s armor and lodge in his body, indicating a moment where Bhīma is struck severely amid the fighting in Karṇa Parva.