Mahabharata 7.110.18 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 110, Shloka 18

Adhyāya 110: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament on Fate; Saṃjaya’s Reproof and the Princes’ Assault on Bhīma (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय ११०)

Devanagari script

पुनश्चतुःशतान्‌ हत्वा भीम॑ विव्याध पत्रिणा | सो5तिविद्धस्तथा भीमो राक्षसेन महाबल:

Transliteration

punaś catuḥśatān hatvā bhīmaṁ vivyādha patriṇā | so 'tividdhas tathā bhīmo rākṣasena mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

पुनश्चतुःशतान् हत्वा भीमं विव्याध पत्रिणा । सोऽतिविद्धस्तथा भीमो राक्षसेन महाबलः ॥

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• चतुःशतान्: four hundreds (four hundred men)
• चतुःशतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुःशत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• भीमम्: Bhima
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विव्याध: pierced, struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पत्रिणा: with a feathered arrow
• पत्रिणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्रिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अतिविद्धः: pierced through, grievously wounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिविद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राक्षसेन: by the Rakshasa (demon-warrior)
• राक्षसेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महाबलः: mighty-strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• rākṣasa (demonic warrior)
• arrow (patri)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the harsh moral landscape of war: even after immense slaughter, a warrior’s resolve is measured by steadiness under injury. It reflects kṣatriya-duty as endurance and courage amid suffering, without romanticizing the violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, after killing four hundred opponents, is struck by a feathered arrow shot by a powerful rākṣasa. Though severely wounded, Bhīma remains formidable and continues to face the enemy.