Shloka 75

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)

Devanagari script

क्रुद्धश्न चापमायम्य बलवद्‌ बलिनां वर: । कालिज्गरमवधीत्‌ पार्थो भीम: सप्तभिरायसै:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | kruddhaś ca āpamya cāpaṃ balavad balināṃ varaḥ | kaliṅgarājam avadhīt pārtho bhīmaḥ saptabhir āyasaiḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：毗摩——普丽塔之子、强者之冠——怒不可遏，奋力张弓，以七支铁箭射中并重创迦陵伽王舒鲁塔优。

Word by Word

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• आयम्य: having drawn/strained
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (आ-यम्, ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• बलवत्: forcefully
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: true

• बलिनाम्: of the strong (men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: the best
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कलिङ्गरम्: the king of Kalinga
• कलिङ्गरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिङ्गर (कलिङ्ग-राज)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवधीत्: struck down / slew
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध् (अव-धा/वध्)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• पार्थः: son of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍava)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सप्तभिः: with seven
• सप्तभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: सप्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आयसैः: iron (made of iron)
• आयसैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयस
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Pārtha (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī)
• Kaliṅga
• Kaliṅgarāja (king of Kaliṅga)
• Bow (cāpa)
• Iron arrows (āyasa-bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, in war, intense emotions like anger can drive decisive action; it implicitly invites reflection on kṣatriya-dharma—using strength and skill in battle—while recognizing the ethical tension of violence within a larger struggle framed as dharma-yuddha.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, furious, powerfully draws his bow and strikes down the king of Kaliṅga using seven iron arrows, marking a forceful episode in the Kurukṣetra battle.