Shloka 27
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
Devanagari script
महेन्द्रसमवीर्येण वध्यमाना महाचमू:
Transliteration
mahendrasamavīryeṇa vadhyamānā mahācamūḥ
Translation
三阇耶说道：那支大军被一位勇力堪比因陀罗者所屠击，遂开始遭受惨重毁灭——此乃战争压倒性力量之象：纵是浩瀚军阵，也会在非凡英勇之前动摇。
Word by Word
महेन्द्र-सम-वीर्येणby/with strength equal to Mahendra (Indra)
महेन्द्र-सम-वीर्येण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहेन्द्रसमवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वध्यमानाbeing slain / being struck down
वध्यमाना:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवध् (धातु) + य (यत्/यक्) + मान (शानच्)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
महाचमूःthe great army
महाचमूः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहाचमू (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)म
महेन्द्र/इन्द्र (Mahendra/Indra)म
महाचमू (great army/host)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
The verse highlights how immense collective power (a vast army) can be undone by exceptional prowess, reminding readers that in war the outcomes often hinge on concentrated skill and destiny—raising ethical reflection on the fragility of life and the cost of martial glory.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where a mighty force is being cut down by a warrior likened in strength to Indra, emphasizing the scale of slaughter and the dominance of a single extraordinary combatant over a large host.