Shloka 78

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

भीमसेनस्य निर्विद्धा बाणै: संनतपर्वभि:

Transliteration

bhīmasenasya nirviddhā bāṇaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—भीमसेनस्य शरीरं बाणैर्निर्विद्धं, सन्नतपर्वभिः सुदृढसंहितैः; स तु वेदनां सोढ्वा धर्मे स्थितः समरे तस्थौ।

Word by Word

• भीमसेनस्य: of Bhimasena
• भीमसेनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निर्विद्धाः: pierced, struck through
• निर्विद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बाणैः: by arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• संनतपर्वभिः: with/ by (arrows) having bent joints/knots
• संनतपर्वभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संनतपर्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores kṣatriya endurance: even a great warrior like Bhīma must bear wounds without abandoning resolve. It highlights the ethical tension of war—skill and force cause real suffering, yet the warrior’s duty demands steadiness under attack.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīmasena has been struck and pierced by well-made, forceful arrows. The verse functions as a vivid battlefield detail, emphasizing the intensity of the combat and the pressure placed upon Bhīma.