Shloka 36

भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः

Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt

Devanagari script

पार्षत॑ शरजालेन क्षिपन्नागात्‌ स पाण्डव: । हयौघांश्ष रथौघांक्ष॒ गजौघांश्व॒ समन्‍तत:ः

Transliteration

pārṣataḥ śarajālena kṣipann āgāt sa pāṇḍavaḥ | hayaughāṁś ca rathaughāṁś ca gajaughāṁś ca samantataḥ ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు చెప్పెను—ఆ పాండవుడు బాణజాలాన్ని విసురుతూ వేగంగా ముందుకు సాగి, అన్ని వైపులా అశ్వసమూహాలు, రథసమూహాలు, గజసమూహాలపై దాడి చేయసాగెను.

Word by Word

पार्षतःthe son of Pṛṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)

शरजालेनwith a net/mass of arrows

क्षिपन्hurling/casting

आगात्came/advanced

सःhe

पाण्डवःthe Pāṇḍava

हयौघान्masses of horses

रथौघान्masses of chariots

गजौघान्masses of elephants

समन्ततःon all sides

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pārṣata (son of Pṛṣat; Dṛṣṭadyumna)

Pāṇḍava (a Pāṇḍava-side warrior)

śarajāla (net of arrows)

horses (cavalry)

chariots

elephants

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed as controlled courage and tactical skill: force is applied with discipline against organized threats, emphasizing competence and resolve rather than uncontrolled violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a warrior—identified as Pārṣata—advancing rapidly while releasing a dense barrage of arrows, attacking surrounding formations of cavalry, chariots, and elephants on all sides.