Shloka 49

भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः

Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt

Devanagari script

वेग॑ चक्रे महावेगो धनुज्यामवमृज्य च । ततः सत्यजितश्चापं छित्त्वा राजानमभ्ययात्‌

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | vegaṃ cakre mahāvego dhanujyām avamṛjya ca | tataḥ satyajitaś cāpaṃ chittvā rājānam abhyayāt |

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：阿周那勇猛迅疾，愈发加速；他拂拭并校正弓弦，遂以巨力连发箭矢。继而斩断萨提耶吉特之弓，直逼般遮罗王德鲁帕达。

Word by Word

• वेगम्: speed, impetus
• वेगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: made, produced
• चक्रे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Atmanepada

• महावेगः: very swift (one)
• महावेगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावेग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनुज्याम्: bowstring
• धनुज्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुज्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अवमृज्य: having wiped/cleansed
• अवमृज्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-मृज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral

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

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सत्यजितः: Satyajit
• सत्यजितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यजित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चापम्: bow
• चापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• छित्त्वा: having cut
• छित्त्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्ययात्: approached, advanced toward
• अभ्ययात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Satyajit
• Drupada (king of Pāñcāla)
• bow (dhanuḥ/cāpa)
• bowstring (jyā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: a warrior must remain steady under a barrage, restore readiness (even something as basic as the bowstring), and act decisively with skill rather than panic or cruelty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, after being pressed by Satyajit’s arrows, regains momentum, adjusts his bowstring, shoots with great speed, cuts Satyajit’s bow, and then advances toward King Drupada.