Shloka 37
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
स भित्त्वा हृदयं तस्य राक्षसस्य शरोत्तम: | विवेश वसुधामुग्र: सपुड्ख: पृथिवीपते
sa bhittvā hṛdayaṃ tasya rākṣasasya śarottamaḥ | viveśa vasudhām ugraḥ sapuḍkhaḥ pṛthivīpate ||
स भित्त्वा हृदयं तस्य राक्षसस्य शरोत्तमः । विवेश वसुधामुग्रः सपुङ्खः पृथिवीपते ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the inexorable consequence of violent action in war: once released, force completes its course—piercing life and returning to the earth—reminding the listener that deeds (karma) in conflict carry immediate, irreversible outcomes.
Sañjaya describes a decisive strike: a powerful arrow pierces a rākṣasa’s heart and, still feathered, continues onward to embed itself in the ground, emphasizing the intensity and finality of the battlefield moment.