Shloka 62

Devanagari script

सा निर्भिद्य भुजं सव्यं पाण्डवस्य महात्मन:

Transliteration

sā nirbhidya bhujaṃ savyaṃ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ, nipapāta tadā bhūmau yathā vidyunnabhaścyutā |

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Ang sibat na iyon, matapos butasin ang kaliwang bisig ng dakilang Pāṇḍava, ay agad na bumagsak sa lupa—gaya ng kidlat na nahuhulog mula sa langit. Ipinakikita ng tanawing ito ang malupit na biglaang hagupit ng digmaan: kahit ang pinakamatitibay na mandirigma’y maaaring masugatan sa isang iglap, at ang larangan ng labanan ay nababaling sa isang tanging hampas na itinakda ng kapalaran.

Word by Word

• सा: she/that (weapon)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• निर्भिद्य: having pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्भिद् (नि + √भिद्)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Active (usage), having pierced/split

• भुजम्: arm
• भुजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सव्यम्: left
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पाण्डवस्य: of the Pandava
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निपपात: fell down
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √पत्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• यथा: as/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• विद्युत्: lightning
• विद्युत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नभः: from the sky
• नभः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस्
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• च्युता: fallen/dropped
• Type: Verb
• Root: च्युत (√च्यु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (kta), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍava (Bhīmasena implied by context)
• śakti (spear/weapon, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the stark ethics of the battlefield: in kṣatriya warfare, decisive action and endurance amid sudden harm are expected, while the imagery of lightning suggests the unpredictability and inevitability of injury and reversal in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

A powerful spear (śakti) strikes and pierces the Pāṇḍava’s left arm (contextually Bhīma), then immediately drops to the ground, compared to lightning falling from the sky—marking a dramatic, wounding moment in the combat.