Shloka 61

Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira

Book 9, Chapter 11

Devanagari script

स भिजन्नमर्मा रुधिरं वमन्‌ वित्रस्तमानस:

Transliteration

sa bhijannamarmā rudhiraṃ vaman vitrastamānasaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Bị phá vỡ các yếu huyệt, nôn ra máu, tâm trí bị nỗi kinh hoàng chiếm giữ, kẻ ấy rơi vào tình trạng trọng thương—một hình ảnh cho thấy bạo lực chiến tranh có thể nhanh chóng hạ gục cả bậc hùng mạnh xuống nỗi đau bất lực.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भिजन्: splitting, piercing
• भिजन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मर्मा: vital parts, vulnerable spots
• मर्मा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• रुधिरम्: blood
• रुधिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वमन्: vomiting, spewing
• वमन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वम्
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वित्रस्तमानसः: with a terrified mind
• वित्रस्तमानसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वित्रस्त-मानस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the stark ethical reality of war: bodily power and pride collapse instantly when vital points are struck, revealing the fragility of life and the heavy cost that adharma-driven violence exacts on all involved.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior (implied by context) who has been grievously wounded—his vital points shattered—so that he vomits blood and becomes mentally terrified, indicating a decisive, debilitating injury on the battlefield.