Shloka 28
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
Devanagari script
समुत्क्षिप्प च बाहुभ्यामाविध्य च पुनः पुन:
Transliteration
samutkṣipya ca bāhubhyām āvidhya ca punaḥ punaḥ
Translation
समुत्क्षिप्य च बाहुभ्यामाविध्य च पुनः पुनः।
Word by Word
समुत्क्षिप्यhaving lifted up / after raising
समुत्क्षिप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-उत्-क्षिप्
Formल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), कर्तरि, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
बाहुभ्याम्with (his) two arms
बाहुभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु
Formmasculine, instrumental, dual
आविध्यhaving whirled / after swinging
आविध्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-व्यध्
Formल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), कर्तरि, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how repeated, forceful action in war can serve both practical and psychological aims; it implicitly invites reflection on the ethical tension in battle where valor and intimidation operate within (or sometimes strain) the bounds of kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya describes a warrior’s vigorous movement—raising something with both arms and repeatedly whirling/brandishing it—suggesting an intense moment of combat preparation or threat-display amid the fighting in Droṇa Parva.