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Shloka 30

भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति उपालम्भः

Bhīṣma’s Reproof to Duryodhana

एवमुकक्‍्त्वा तु हैडिम्बो महद्‌ विस्फार्य कार्मुकम्‌

evam uktvā tu haiḍimbo mahad visphārya kārmukam, duryodhanam prati bāṇānāṃ mahāṃ vṛṣṭim avāsṛjat; yathā varṣā-ṛtau meghaḥ parvata-śikhare jaladhārāḥ pātayati.

Disse Sañjaya: «Tendo falado assim, o filho de Hiḍimbā retesou o seu grande arco até o limite e desencadeou sobre Duryodhana uma tremenda chuva de flechas—como uma nuvem de monção derramando correntes de água sobre o cume de uma montanha. A cena ressalta o ímpeto implacável da batalha, em que destreza e determinação se manifestam como força avassaladora, e em que as consequências da ambição e da inimizade são suportadas na dura economia da guerra.»

एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active, prior action
तुbut/then
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
हैडिम्बःHaidimba (Ghaṭotkaca)
हैडिम्बः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहैडिम्ब
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
महत्great/huge
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
विस्फार्यhaving stretched/drawn
विस्फार्य:
TypeVerb
Rootस्फुर्/स्फार् (विस्फारयति)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active, prior action
कार्मुकम्bow
कार्मुकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकार्मुक
Formneuter, accusative, singular

संजय उवाच

संजय (Sañjaya)
हैडिम्ब / हिडिम्बाकुमार (Haiḍimba; son of Hiḍimbā = Ghaṭotkaca)
दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)
कार्मुक (bow)
बाण (arrows)
मेघ (cloud)
पर्वतशिखर (mountain peak)
वर्षा-ऋतु (rainy season/monsoon)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how, in war, intent and capability translate into decisive action; it also implicitly warns that hostility and ambition invite powerful counterforce. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring theme that choices made in adharma-driven rivalry culminate in unavoidable, escalating violence.

Sañjaya describes Ghaṭotkaca (the son of Hiḍimbā) drawing his great bow and releasing a massive volley of arrows at Duryodhana, compared to monsoon clouds pouring water on a mountain summit.