Shloka 62
Devanagari script
सा निर्भिद्य भुजं सव्यं पाण्डवस्य महात्मन:
Transliteration
sā nirbhidya bhujaṃ savyaṃ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ, nipapāta tadā bhūmau yathā vidyunnabhaścyutā |
Translation
ਸੰਜਯ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਉਹ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਮਹਾਤਮਾ ਪਾਂਡਵ ਦੀ ਖੱਬੀ ਬਾਂਹ ਨੂੰ ਚੀਰ ਕੇ, ਆਕਾਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਡਿੱਗੀ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਵਾਂਗ, ਤੁਰੰਤ ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਆ ਡਿੱਗੀ।
Word by Word
साshe/that (weapon)
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
निर्भिद्यhaving pierced
निर्भिद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनिर्भिद् (नि + √भिद्)
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Active (usage), having pierced/split
भुजम्arm
भुजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सव्यम्left
सव्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसव्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पाण्डवस्यof the Pandava
पाण्डवस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled
महात्मनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
निपपातfell down
निपपात:
TypeVerb
Rootनि + √पत्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
भूमौon the ground
भूमौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
यथाas/like
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
विद्युत्lightning
विद्युत्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
नभःfrom the sky
नभः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनभस्
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
च्युताfallen/dropped
च्युता:
TypeVerb
Rootच्युत (√च्यु)
FormPast Passive Participle (kta), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
Pāṇḍava (Bhīmasena implied by context)Ś
śakti (spear/weapon, implied by context)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
The verse highlights the stark ethics of the battlefield: in kṣatriya warfare, decisive action and endurance amid sudden harm are expected, while the imagery of lightning suggests the unpredictability and inevitability of injury and reversal in war.
A powerful spear (śakti) strikes and pierces the Pāṇḍava’s left arm (contextually Bhīma), then immediately drops to the ground, compared to lightning falling from the sky—marking a dramatic, wounding moment in the combat.