Shloka 51

भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः

Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt

Devanagari script

सतं न ममृषे पार्थ: पाज्चालेनार्दितो युधि । ततस्तस्य विनाशार्थ सत्वरं व्यसृजच्छरान्‌

Transliteration

sataṁ na mamṛṣe pārthaḥ pāñcālenārdito yudhi | tatas tasya vināśārthaṁ satvaraṁ vyasṛjac charān |

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa gitna ng labanan, hindi na natiis ni Pārtha (Arjuna) ang pananakit na idinulot ng mandirigmang Pāñcāla. Kaya, sa hangaring lipulin siya, agad siyang nagpakawala ng ulang-palaso.

Word by Word

• शतं: a hundred (arrows)
• शतं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• ममृषे: endured / tolerated
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृष्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाञ्चालेन: by the Panchala (warrior)
• पाञ्चालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अर्दितः: afflicted / harassed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्द्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विनाशार्थम्: for (his) destruction
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश-अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सत्वरम्: quickly / hastily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर

• व्यसृजत्: he discharged / released
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, वि

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Pāñcāla (warrior)
• Satyajit
• arrows (śara)
• battle (yuddha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores a recurring Mahābhārata tension: in warfare, endurance and restraint can quickly give way to the kṣatriya impulse for decisive force when one feels overpowered or dishonored. It invites reflection on how anger, pride, and survival instincts shape ethical choices in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

During a battle episode in Ādi Parva, Arjuna is hard-pressed by a Pāñcāla warrior (identified in the accompanying Hindi as Satyajit). Unable to bear the opponent’s onslaught, Arjuna responds by rapidly releasing many arrows with the aim of destroying him.