Shloka 2

Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements

Devanagari script

चरन्तं च तथा दृष्टवा भीमसेनमरिंदमम्‌ | दण्डहस्तं यथा क्रुद्धमन्तकं प्राणहारिणम्‌

Transliteration

carantaṃ ca tathā dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenam ariṃdamam | daṇḍahastaṃ yathā kruddham antakaṃ prāṇahāriṇam ||

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—اس طرح گھومتے پھرتے دشمن کو کچلنے والے بھیم سین کو دیکھ کر، ہاتھ میں گدا لیے وہ غضبناک اَنتک—جان لینے والے—کی مانند دکھائی دیتا تھا۔

Word by Word

• चरन्तम्: moving, roaming
• चरन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त) participle

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (अव्यय) absolutive

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अरिंदमम्: crusher of foes
• अरिंदमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दण्डहस्तम्: with a staff in hand
• दण्डहस्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्डहस्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• क्रुद्धम्: angered
• क्रुद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle) from क्रुध्

• अन्तकम्: Death (Yama), the ender
• अन्तकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राणहारिणम्: life-taking, slayer
• प्राणहारिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राणहारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Antaka (Death/Yama)
• daṇḍa (mace/staff)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical weight of war: when dharma-driven conflict reaches its climax, a warrior’s righteous resolve can appear as inexorable death itself. It reminds the listener that battlefield prowess is not mere aggression but a grave, consequential force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports what he sees: Bhīma is moving about the battlefield with his mace, terrifying in aspect. His presence is compared to Antaka (Death), emphasizing his lethal momentum against the enemy.