Shloka 293

शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam

Devanagari script

भग्नसक्थो महाराज शेते पांसुषु रूषित: । “नरेश्वरर समस्त राजा और राजकुमार कालके गालमें चले गये। महाराज! जैसा पाण्डुपुत्र भीमसेनने कहा था

Transliteration

bhagnasaktho mahārāja śete pāṃsuṣu rūṣitaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Ôi đại vương, đùi hắn đã gãy nát, hắn nằm đó trên bụi đất, giận dữ và nhục nhã.” Câu này nhấn mạnh hệ quả đạo đức của adharma trong chiến tranh: kiêu mạn và sai trái không kết thúc trong vinh quang, mà trong một cái chết ngã gục, phủ đầy bụi trần.

Word by Word

• भग्नसक्थः: one whose thigh is broken
• भग्नसक्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्न + सक्थि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शेते: lies
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (शयने)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• पांसुषु: in the dust
• पांसुषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पांसु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• रूषितः: angered; enraged
• रूषितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूषित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya (implied by mahārāja)
• Duryodhana (contextual, per accompanying prose)
• Bhīmasena (contextual, per accompanying prose)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical arc of the epic: arrogance and adharma, even when backed by royal power, end in downfall. The image of a king lying in dust with a shattered thigh serves as a stark reminder of karmic consequence and the fragility of worldly pride.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports to the king-listener that the fallen warrior-king lies on the ground with his thigh broken, covered in dust and seething with anger—an immediate aftermath scene following the decisive blow that ends Duryodhana’s combat.