Shloka 11

Śakuni–Duryodhana-saṃvāda: Dyūta-yojanā (Śakuni and Duryodhana on Planning the Dice-Game)

Devanagari script

वासवप्रतिमो येन जरासंधो$तिदुर्जय: । विजितो बाहुयुद्धेन देहभेदं च लम्भित:,जिन्होंने इन्द्रके तुल्य पराक्रमी तथा अत्यन्त दुर्जय जरासंधको बाहुयुद्धके द्वारा केवल परास्त ही नहीं किया, उनके शरीरको चीर भी डाला, उन भीमसेनकी स्तुति करो

Transliteration

vāsava-pratimo yena jarāsandho ’ti-durjayaḥ | vijito bāhu-yuddhena deha-bhedaṃ ca lambhitaḥ ||

Translation

Шишупала сказал: «Тот, кем Джарасандха — могучий, как Васава (Индра), и крайне трудноодолимый — был повержен в поединке одной лишь силы рук, и чьё тело было даже разорвано: прославьте того Бхимасену».

Word by Word

वासवप्रतिमःIndra-like, comparable to Vāsava

येनby whom

जरासन्धःJarāsandha

अतिदुर्जयःvery hard to conquer

विजितःconquered/defeated

बाहुयुद्धेनby arm-wrestling/hand-to-hand combat

देहभेदम्a splitting of the body

चand

लम्भितःmade to obtain/caused to undergo (i.e., inflicted)

Speaker

शिशुपाल उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śiśupāla

Vāsava (Indra)

Jarāsandha

Bhīmasena

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary strength and courage can subdue even the most formidable opponent; ethically, it also shows how public praise of martial feats is used to shape reputation and political standing in royal assemblies.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the royal assembly context of the Sabha Parva, Śiśupāla refers to Bhīma’s famed hand-to-hand victory over Jarāsandha—so complete that Jarāsandha’s body was torn apart—urging that Bhīma be praised for this deed.