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Shloka 65

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)

खड़गेनान्यांश्व चिच्छेद नादेनान्यांश्व भीषयन्‌ । ऊरुवेगेन चाप्यन्यान्‌ पातयामास भूतले

khaḍgenānyāṁś ca ciccheda nādenānyāṁś ca bhīṣayan | ūruvegena cāpy anyān pātayāmāsa bhūtale ||

Sañjaya nói: Bằng kiếm, chàng chém ngã nhiều kẻ; bằng tiếng gầm kinh khiếp, chàng gieo sợ hãi vào những kẻ khác; và chỉ bằng sức mạnh nơi đùi, chàng quật thêm nhiều người xuống đất. Thế là trong cơn cuồng nộ của chiến trận, chàng giẫm nát kẻ dưới chân, hất tung kẻ lên rồi nện xuống, và hạ gục vô số người bằng lưỡi thép lẫn uy hiếp—hình ảnh cho thấy trong chiến tranh, sức mạnh và nỗi sợ cũng trở thành vũ khí bên cạnh gươm đao.

खड्गेनwith a sword
खड्गेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootखड्ग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अन्यान्others
अन्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चिच्छेदcut (he) / he cut
चिच्छेद:
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
नादेनwith (his) roar/sound
नादेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनाद
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अन्यान्others
अन्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भीषयन्frightening
भीषयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभीषय् (भीष् caus.)
FormPresent active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
ऊरु-वेगेनwith the force of (his) thighs
ऊरु-वेगेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootऊरुवेग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अन्यान्others
अन्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पातयामासcaused to fall / struck down
पातयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (caus. पातय्)
FormPerfect periphrastic (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
भूतलेon the ground
भूतले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूतल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
K
khaḍga (sword)
N
nāda (battle-roar)
B
bhū-tala (ground/earth)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how, in war, power operates through multiple instruments—weaponry, physical force, and fear. Ethically, it underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension: kṣatriya duty in battle can demand ferocity, yet the narrative simultaneously exposes the dehumanizing, fear-driven mechanics of violence.

Sañjaya describes a warrior’s overwhelming onslaught: he cuts down opponents with a sword, terrifies others with a thunderous roar, and knocks many to the ground through sheer bodily force (described as the ‘force of the thighs’), portraying a chaotic scene of rout and slaughter.