Shloka 49

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 33 — Kuru Cattle-Raid and Matsya Mobilization (भूमिंजय-प्रेरणा)

Devanagari script

पदा मूर्थ्नि महाबाहु: प्राहरद्‌ विलपिष्यत: । तस्य जानुं ददौ भीमो जघ्ने चैनमरत्निना | स मोहमगमद्‌ राजा प्रहारवरपीडित:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | padā mūrdhni mahābāhuḥ prāharad vilapiṣyataḥ | tasya jānuṃ dadau bhīmo jaghne cainam aratninā | sa moham agamad rājā prahāravarapīḍitaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Khi Suśarmā đang gào khóc, Bhīma, bậc đại lực có cánh tay hùng mạnh, đã dùng chân giáng lên đầu hắn; rồi lấy gối đè xuống và lại nện thêm bằng cẳng tay. Bị dày vò bởi sức nặng của những đòn đánh dữ dội ấy, vua Suśarmā choáng váng, ngã lịm đi.

Word by Word

• पदा: with the foot
• पदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one (Bhima)
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राहरत्: struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हृ
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विलपिष्यतः: of (him) lamenting
• Type: Verb
• Root: विलप्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular, Present participle (Parasmaipada)

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• जानुम्: knee
• जानुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ददौ: gave / applied
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जघ्ने: struck / smote
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अरत्निना: with the fist/forearm (lit. with the aratni)
• अरत्निना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरत्नि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• मोहम्: faintness / swoon
• मोहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अगमत्: went into / fell into
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजा: the king (Susharma)
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रहारवरपीडितः: tormented by the force of the blows
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहार-वर-पीडित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (पीडित) with compounds

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma
• Suśarmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Within the battlefield frame of kṣatriya-dharma, the verse highlights how violent intent and confrontation can swiftly rebound upon the aggressor; strength and resolve, when deployed in war, bring immediate and unavoidable consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the combat episode in Virāṭa Parva, Bhīma overwhelms King Suśarmā: he kicks him on the head, pins/presses him with his knee, and strikes him with his forearm, causing Suśarmā to faint from the heavy blows.