Shloka 613

Devanagari script

भीमसेनाय चिक्षेप क्रुद्धरूपो विशाम्पते | राजन! क्रोधमें भरे हुए शकुनिने उस सुवर्णभूषित शक्तिको हाथसे पकड़ लिया और उसीको भीमसेनपर दे मारा

Transliteration

bhīmasenāya cikṣepa kruddharūpo viśāmpate | rājan! krodhameṃ bhare hue śakunine us suvarṇabhūṣita śaktiko hāthase pakaṛ liyā aur usīko bhīmasenapar de mārā |

Translation

ਸੰਜਯ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਹੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਂਪਤੇ ਰਾਜਨ! ਕ੍ਰੋਧੀ ਰੂਪ ਧਾਰ ਕੇ ਸ਼ਕੁਨੀ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਸੋਨੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਜੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੱਥ ਨਾਲ ਫੜ ਲਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਓਹੀ ਭੀਮਸੇਨ ਵੱਲ ਸੁੱਟ ਮਾਰੀ।

Word by Word

• भीमसेनाय: to Bhimasena
• भीमसेनाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• चिक्षेप: threw / hurled
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• क्रुद्धरूपः: having an angry appearance
• क्रुद्धरूपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्धरूप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śakuni
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• śakti (spear-weapon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): when rage dominates, actions become impulsive and destructive, weakening discernment (viveka) and turning duty-bound combat into vindictive aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that Śakuni, inflamed with anger, grabs a gold-adorned śakti (spear-weapon) and hurls it at Bhīmasena during the fighting in the Karṇa Parva.