Shloka 16

इन्द्रस्य पाण्डवैः समागमः

Indra’s Meeting with the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

भीममार्तस्वरं चक्रुर्भीमसेनभयार्दिता: । न्यस्तशस्त्रायुधा: क्लान्ता: शोणिताक्ततनुच्छदा:,वे महान्‌ वेगशाली तो थे ही, तीव्र गतिसे धनाध्यक्षके महलमें पहुँचकर भयंकर आर्तनाद करने लगे। भीमसेनका भय उस समय भी उन्हें पीड़ा दे रहा था। वे अपने अस्त्र- शस्त्र छोड़ चुके थे एवं थके हुए थे। उनके कवच खूनसे लथपथ हो गये थे

Transliteration

bhīmamārtasvaraṃ cakrur bhīmasenabhayārditāḥ | nyastaśastrāyudhāḥ klāntāḥ śoṇitāktatanucchadāḥ ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Dahil sa takot kay Bhīmasena, sila’y nagpalabas ng nakapanghihilakbot na sigaw ng dalamhati. Lupaypay at naitapon na ang mga sandata, ang kanilang mga katawan at baluti ay nababalot ng dugo.

Word by Word

• {'bhīma': 'terrible, fearsome

• also an epithet of Bhīma', 'mārta-svara': 'cry of anguish, lamentation', 'cakruḥ': 'they made, they uttered (perfect/preterite of √kṛ)', 'bhīmasena': 'Bhīmasena (Bhīma), the Pāṇḍava hero', 'bhaya-arditāḥ': 'afflicted/tormented by fear', 'nyasta': 'laid down, cast aside', 'śastra': 'weapon (especially hand-held arms)', 'āyudha': 'weapon, implement of war', 'klāntāḥ': 'weary, exhausted', 'śoṇita': 'blood', 'akta': 'smeared, anointed, bespattered', 'tanu-cchada': 'body-covering

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• weapons (śastra/āyudha)
• armor/body-covering (tanucchada)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the psychological and ethical aftermath of violence: fear, exhaustion, and bloodshed mark those who engage in conflict, suggesting that adharma-driven aggression culminates in panic and degradation when confronted by superior force.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of fighters, terrified of Bhīmasena, cry out in distress. They are worn out, have dropped their weapons, and their armor and bodies are smeared with blood, indicating a rout or desperate retreat after a violent encounter.