Mahabharata 6.66.2 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 66, Shloka 2

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्

The Tumult of Battle Described

Devanagari script

ततः सर्वाण्यनीकानि तव पुत्रस्य शासनात्‌ । अभ्यद्रवन्‌ भीमसेनं नदन्तं भैरवान्‌ रवान्‌,तदनन्तर आपके पुत्रकी आज्ञासे समस्त सेनाएँ भैरव गर्जना करती हुई भीमसेनपर टूट पड़ीं

Transliteration

tataḥ sarvāṇy anīkāni tava putrasya śāsanāt | abhyadravan bhīmasenaṃ nadantaṃ bhairavān ravān ||

Translation

随即，奉您儿子之命，诸军诸部齐齐扑向毗摩塞那，发出骇人的咆哮与厉啸，仿佛一声号令便放出了战场上合众而来的狂潮。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• अनीकानि: armies, divisions
• अनीकानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: genitive, singular

• पुत्रस्य: of (your) son
• पुत्रस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• शासनात्: from the command; due to the order
• शासनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

• अभ्यद्रवन्: ran towards; charged at
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+द्रु (धातु)
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, plural

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• नदन्तम्: roaring, bellowing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नद् (धातु) → नदत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• भैरवान्: terrible, fearsome
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• रवान्: cries, roars, sounds
• रवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Duryodhana
• Bhimasena
• Kaurava army divisions

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral weight of leadership: a single command from a ruler can mobilize many into violence. It implicitly warns that authority amplifies consequences—discipline and power, when directed by anger or fear, can rapidly become destructive.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that, on Duryodhana’s order, the Kaurava battle formations collectively charge toward Bhima, while both sides raise terrifying war-cries, intensifying the clash around Bhimasena.