Shloka 633

Devanagari script

नतुतं ममृषे भीम: सिंहनादं तरस्विनाम्‌ । महाराज! यह देखकर धुृतराष्ट्रके पुत्रोंने चारों ओरसे गर्जना की; परंतु भीमसेन उन वेगशाली वीरोंका वह सिंहनाद नहीं सह सके

Transliteration

na tu taṃ mamarṣe bhīmaḥ siṃhanādaṃ tarasvinām | mahārāja! yadā dṛṣṭvā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāś caturdiśaṃ garjanāṃ cakruḥ; kintu bhīmasenas teṣāṃ vegavatāṃ vīrāṇāṃ taṃ siṃhanādaṃ soḍhuṃ na śaśāka |

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—మహారాజా! ఆ వేగశాలి వీరుల సింహనాదాన్ని భీముడు భరించలేకపోయాడు. అది చూసి ధృతరాష్ట్రుని కుమారులు నాలుగు వైపుల నుంచీ ఘోషించారు; అయితే భీమసేనుడు ఆ ఉగ్ర విజయగర్జనను తట్టుకోలేకపోయాడు.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तुतं: struck/assailed (i.e., the roar as something that strikes)
• तुतं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुत (तुद्-धातोः क्त/क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त रूपम्; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ रूप)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• ममृषे: endured/bore
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृष्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सिंहनादं: lion-roar (a mighty roar)
• सिंहनादं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनाद
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• तरस्विनाम्: of the swift/impetuous (warriors)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरस्विन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• महाराज: O great king!
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhima (Bhimasena)
• Dhritarashtra
• sons of Dhritarashtra (Kauravas)
• lion-roar (siṃhanāda)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights how war is fought not only with weapons but also with morale: collective roaring and displays of confidence can unsettle even mighty warriors. Ethically, it underscores the danger of pride and intimidation as tools that inflame violence and cloud discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to King Dhritarashtra that the Kauravas, seeing the situation, roar from all sides with a lion-like battle-cry. That intimidating sound is described as something Bhima is unable to endure, emphasizing the intense psychological pressure on the battlefield.