Shloka 37
भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च
Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka
Devanagari script
स च्छाद्यमानस्तु तदा द्रोणपुत्रेण मारिष
Transliteration
sa cchādyamānas tu tadā droṇaputreṇa māriṣa
Translation
اور اُس وقت، اے بزرگ، وہ درون کے بیٹے کے ہاتھوں ڈھکا جا رہا تھا—دبایا اور گھیر لیا گیا تھا۔
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
च्छाद्यमानःbeing covered/overwhelmed
च्छाद्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootछाद्
Formशानच् (present passive participle), Passive, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
द्रोणपुत्रेणby Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)
द्रोणपुत्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोणपुत्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
मारिषO noble one / O dear sir
मारिष:
TypeNoun
Rootमारिष
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
(युधिष्टिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraD
DroṇaD
Droṇaputra (Aśvatthāman)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the battlefield reality that even great warriors can be overwhelmed; it implicitly points to steadiness and responsibility under pressure as part of kṣatriya-dharma, without romanticizing violence.
Yudhiṣṭhira describes a moment in the fighting when a particular warrior is being hard-pressed—‘covered over’—by Droṇa’s son, Aśvatthāman, indicating a tactical or martial advantage gained by him at that time.