Shloka 45

Devanagari script

अबुद्धयद्‌ भीमसेनस्तु राज्ञस्तस्य चिकीर्षितम्‌ । अथास्य समभिद्रुत्य समुत्क्तुश्य च सिंहवत्‌,भीमसेन समझ गये कि राजा दुर्योधन क्या करना चाहता है। अतः पैंतरेसे छलने और ऊपर उछलनेकी इच्छावाले दुर्योधनके ऊपर आक्रमण करके भीमसेनने सिंहके समान गर्जना की और उसकी जाँघोंपर बड़े वेगसे गदा चलायी

Transliteration

abuddhayad bhīmasenas tu rājñas tasya cikīrṣitam | athāsya samabhidrutya samutkruśya ca siṁhavat bhīmaseno gadayā jaghāne jānunī (jāṅghayoḥ) mahāvegena ||

Translation

ภีมเสนรู้ทันเจตนาของพระราชาทุรโยธน์ แล้วจึงพุ่งเข้าหาเขาโดยตรง พร้อมคำรามดุจสิงห์ และฟาดกระบองด้วยแรงมหาศาลลงที่ต้นขาของทุรโยธน์

Word by Word

अबुद्धयत्understood, perceived

भीमसेनःBhīmasena

तुindeed, but

राज्ञःof the king

तस्यof him, his

चिकीर्षितम्intended act, intention

अथthen

अस्यof him

समभिद्रुत्यhaving rushed at (him)

समुत्क्तुश्यhaving shouted/roared aloud

चand

सिंहवत्like a lion

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Duryodhana

gadā (mace)

jāṅghā (thighs)

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 highlights the moral strain between formal rules of combat and the perceived necessity of stopping an opponent whose intent is judged harmful. It frames Bhīma’s decisive strike as arising from clear perception of Duryodhana’s intention, raising questions about when (or whether) rule-breaking is justified in the pursuit of restoring dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the mace-duel, Bhīma realizes Duryodhana’s intended maneuver. He charges, roars like a lion, and delivers a powerful mace-blow to Duryodhana’s thighs, a pivotal moment that turns the duel toward its conclusion.