Shloka 273

Devanagari script

यदि त्वासाद्य मुच्येत विस्मय: सुमहान्‌ भवेत्‌ । “देखो, युद्धमें शोभा पानेवाले दुर्योधनको भीमसेनने ग्रस लिया है। यदि तुम्हें पाकर वह संकटसे छूट जाय तो यह महान्‌ आश्वर्यकी घटना होगी

Transliteration

yadi tvāsādya mucyeta vismayaḥ sumahān bhavet |

Translation

சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—அவன் உன்னை அடைந்து அந்த ஆபத்திலிருந்து விடுபட்டால், அது மிகப் பெரிய அதிசயமாகும். பார்—போரில் புகழ் நாடிய துரியோதனனை பீமசேனன் விழுங்கிவிட்டான்; உன்னைச் சேர்ந்த பின் அவன் அந்த நெருக்கடியிலிருந்து தப்பினால், அது வியப்பிற்குரிய திருப்பமாகும்.

Word by Word

यदिif

त्वाyou (object)

आसाद्यhaving reached/approached

मुच्येतwould be released / might be freed

विस्मयःwonder, astonishment

सुमहान्very great

भवेत्would be / might become

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Duryodhana

Bhīmasena

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the unpredictability of war and fate: even a famed warrior can be overwhelmed, and escape from imminent danger—if it occurs—appears as a rare ‘wonder,’ highlighting how outcomes are not fully controlled by human valor alone.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma has overpowered Duryodhana so completely that it is described as ‘swallowing’ him; Sañjaya adds that if Duryodhana, after reaching ‘you’ (the addressed person), were to be rescued from that crisis, it would be an extraordinary event.