Shloka 7

अर्जुनस्योत्तरदिग्विजयः

Arjuna’s Northern Conquests and Tribute Collection

Devanagari script

करे गृहीत्वा चरणं द्वेधा चक्रे महाबल:,इसके बाद अपने एक हाथसे उसका एक पैर पकड़कर और दूसरे पैरपर अपना पैर रखकर महाबली भीमने उसे दो खण्डोंमें चीर डाला

Transliteration

kare gṛhītvā caraṇaṃ dvedhā cakre mahābalaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: Nắm lấy một chân đối thủ bằng tay, Bhīma—bậc đại lực—đặt chân mình đè lên chân còn lại, rồi xé toạc hắn thành hai mảnh. Cảnh ấy nhấn mạnh sự tàn bạo đến tận cùng của xung đột khi mọi kiềm chế sụp đổ và sức mạnh chỉ còn được dùng để tiêu diệt kẻ thù.

Word by Word

करेin (his) hand

गृहीत्वाhaving seized/taken

चरणम्foot

द्वेधाinto two; in two ways/parts

चक्रेmade; did

महाबलःmighty/very strong (one)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Bhīma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how unchecked rage and the momentum of enmity can drive actions to extreme violence; it invites reflection on the ethical cost of vengeance and the fragility of restraint (dama) even among the powerful.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the course of a violent confrontation, Bhīma physically overpowers his opponent by gripping one leg, bracing the other with his foot, and splitting him into two—an emphatic depiction of Bhīma’s famed strength and ferocity.