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Shloka 246

भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः

Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas

चापैश्वन बहुधा च्छिन्नैः समास्तीर्यत मेदिनी । माननीय प्रजानाथ! वरूथोंसहित टूटे हुए रथ

cāpaiś ca bahudhā chinnaiḥ samāstīryata medinī |

Sañjaya thưa: Mặt đất bị rải phủ khắp nơi bởi những cây cung—nhiều chiếc đã vỡ nát thành từng mảnh—khiến chiến địa như được trải thảm bằng những khí cụ chiến tranh gãy vụn, làm chứng cho sự tàn phá không ngơi của cuộc giao tranh.

चापैःwith bows
चापैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootचाप
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
बहुधाin many ways / variously
बहुधा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुधा
छिन्नैःby cut/broken (ones)
छिन्नैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootछिन्न
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
समास्तीर्यतwas strewn/spread over
समास्तीर्यत:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + स्तॄ
FormImperfect, 3, Singular, Passive
मेदिनीthe earth
मेदिनी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेदिनी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
bows (cāpa)
E
earth/ground (medinī)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the stark cost of war: weapons meant for prowess end as debris, and the earth itself becomes a record of violence. It implicitly cautions against pride in martial strength and highlights the transience of power when dharma collapses into slaughter.

Sañjaya is describing the battlefield scene: the ground is so thickly strewn with broken bows that it appears covered or carpeted by them, emphasizing the intensity of the fighting and the scale of destruction.