Shloka 20

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

ते वध्यमानास्तु तदा पार्थेनामिततेजसा

Transliteration

te vadhyamānāstu tadā pārthenāmitatejasā

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Khi họ đang bị Pārtha—Arjuna rực rỡ không thể lường—đánh gục, cục diện nghiêng hẳn về chiến thắng của bản lĩnh vượt trội, nêu rõ rằng sự hung hăng vô độ sẽ chấm dứt khi gặp sức mạnh kỷ luật đứng về lẽ phải.

Word by Word

• ते: they (those men)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• वध्यमानाः: being slain / being killed
• वध्यमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्यमान (√वध्)
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural, present passive participle (शानच्), passive sense

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तदा: then / at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• पार्थेन: by Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• अमिततेजसा: of immeasurable splendor/energy
• अमिततेजसा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमिततेजस्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the ethical idea that violent opposition, when it persists against rightful authority and disciplined valor, culminates in its own downfall; Arjuna’s 'immeasurable energy' symbolizes controlled power exercised in a dharmic frame rather than mere cruelty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that certain opponents are, at that moment, being struck down by Arjuna (Pārtha), whose overwhelming prowess turns the encounter in his favor.