Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तथा हि बलवान्‌ राजा जरासंधो महाद्युति: । बाहुप्रहरणेनैव भीमेन निहतो युधि

Transliteration

tathā hi balavān rājā jarāsaṃdho mahādyutiḥ | bāhu-praharaṇenaiva bhīmena nihato yudhi ||

Translation

Quả thật, vua Jarāsandha hùng mạnh, rực sáng uy lực, đã bị Bhīma giết ngay giữa chiến địa—chỉ bằng sức mạnh đôi tay của mình mà thôi.

Word by Word

तथाthus, so

हिindeed, for

बलवान्strong, mighty

राजाking

जरासंधःJarasandha

महाद्युतिःof great splendor

बाहुwith (his) arm

प्रहरणेनby striking/weapon (i.e., blow)

एवindeed, just, only

भीमेनby Bhima

निहतःslain, killed

युधिin battle

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Jarāsandha

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 the vulnerability of even the most powerful when confronted by decisive strength in a just martial context, reminding that worldly splendor and might are not invincible and can be overturned by a worthy opponent acting with resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra recalls (or affirms) that the formidable king Jarāsandha was killed in combat by Bhīma, specifically through Bhīma’s arm-strength—emphasizing the direct, physical manner of the victory.