Shloka 46

Virāṭa’s Conciliation and Uttara’s Account of the Unseen Champion

Bṛhannadā/Arjuna

Devanagari script

ततः प्रहस्य बीभत्सु: पृथुधारेण कार्मुकम्‌ । चिच्छेद गार्ध्रपत्रेण भीष्मस्यादित्यतेजस:,तब अर्जुनने भी हँसकर मोटी धार एवं गीधकी पाँखवाले बाणसे सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी भीष्मका धनुष फिर काट दिया

Transliteration

tataḥ prahasya bībhatsuḥ pṛthudhāreṇa kārmukam | ciccheda gārdhrapatreṇa bhīṣmasyādityatejasaḥ ||

Translation

అప్పుడు బీభత్సు అర్జునుడు నవ్వుతూ, గద్దపక్షి రెక్కలతో అలంకరించిన వెడల్పైన ధారగల బాణంతో సూర్యసమ తేజస్సు గల భీష్ముని ధనుస్సును మళ్లీ కోసివేశాడు.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• प्रहस्य: having laughed
• प्रहस्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रहस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• बीभत्सुः: Bībhatsu (Arjuna)
• बीभत्सुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीभत्सु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृथुधारेण: with a broad-edged (weapon/arrow)
• पृथुधारेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथुधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कार्मुकम्: bow
• कार्मुकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्मुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चिच्छेद: cut, severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गार्ध्रपत्रेण: with a vulture-feathered (arrow)
• गार्ध्रपत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गार्ध्रपत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhīṣma
• भीष्मस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• आदित्यतेजसः: of (one) having sun-like splendor
• आदित्यतेजसः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदित्यतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bībhatsu (Arjuna)
• Bhīṣma
• kārmuka (bow)
• gārdhrapatra (vulture-feathered arrow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid combat, excellence is joined to restraint: the warrior’s power is shown through precise, strategic action—disarming and controlling the encounter—rather than uncontrolled violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna, smiling, uses a broad-edged, vulture-feathered arrow to cut Bhīṣma’s sun-bright bow, effectively disabling his weapon in the fight.