Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तस्य भीमो भधर्नुर्मध्ये द्वाभ्यां चिच्छेद मारिष । भल्लाभ्यां भरतश्रेष्ठ सैन्धवस्य महात्मन:,माननीय भरतश्रेष्ठ; उस समय भीमसेनने दो भल्ल मारकर महामना सिन्धुराजके धनुषको बीचसे ही काट दिया

Transliteration

tasya bhīmo dhanur madhye dvābhyāṃ ciccheda māriṣa | bhallābhyāṃ bharataśreṣṭha saindhavasya mahātmanaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Bấy giờ Bhīma, hỡi bậc đáng kính, bắn hai mũi tên sắc và chém đứt cây cung của Saindhava, bậc đại hồn, ngay chính giữa.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him (of that)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्वाभ्याम्: with two (arrows)
• द्वाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

• चिच्छेद: cut, severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मारिष: O venerable one / sir
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भल्लाभ्याम्: with two bhalla-arrows
• भल्लाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सैन्धवस्य: of the Saindhava (Jayadratha)
• सैन्धवस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सैन्धव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Saindhava (Jayadratha, Sindhu-rāja)
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• bhalla arrows (bhalla)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict, skill and judgment matter: disarming an adversary can be a dharmically intelligible tactic within kṣatriya warfare, emphasizing controlled prowess over blind rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma shoots two bhalla-arrows and slices Saindhava (Jayadratha)’s bow in the middle, effectively neutralizing his immediate ability to fight with that weapon.