Shloka 46
उत्पातदर्शनम् — Portents and Kāla among the Vṛṣṇis
Devanagari script
तन्निघ्नन्तं महातेजा बभ्रु: परपुरञ्जय:
Transliteration
tan nighnantaṃ mahātejā babhruḥ parapurañjayaḥ
Translation
तन्निघ्नन्तं महातेजा बभ्रुः परपुरञ्जयः ।
Word by Word
तत्him/that (person)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
निघ्नन्तम्striking, slaying
निघ्नन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootनि-हन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
महातेजाःthe great-splendored (one)
महातेजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातेजस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बभ्रुःBabhru (proper name)
बभ्रुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबभ्रु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परपुरञ्जयःconqueror of enemy cities
परपुरञ्जयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरपुरञ्जय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaB
BabhruCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Heroic epithets and martial glory do not sanctify violence; the Mausala Parva frames such acts as part of an inexorable moral and social unraveling, where power becomes an instrument of ruin rather than protection.
The narrator describes Babhru, a formidable Yādava warrior, in the act of striking down someone during the internecine slaughter, highlighting the intensity of the fighting and the tragic self-destruction of the clan.