Shloka 9

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्

The Tumult of Battle Described

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्‌ सुतुमुले घोरे काले परमदारुणे । भ्रातरश्ैव पुत्राश्न धृष्टय्रुम्नश्व पार्षत:

Transliteration

tasmin sutumule ghore kāle paramadāruṇe | bhrātaraś caiva putrāś ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ |

Translation

三阇耶说道：在那极其喧乱、可怖而残酷至极的时刻，毗摩塞那这位大力之士并未被抛下——无论是他的兄弟、他的儿子，还是帕尔沙塔（德鲁帕达）之子德里什塔丢姆那，都没有离弃他。

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सुतुमुले: very tumultuous
• सुतुमुले: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुतुमुल
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• घोरे: terrible
• घोरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• परमदारुणे: extremely dreadful
• परमदारुणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-दारुण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पार्षतः: son of Prishata (Drupada)/the Panchala prince
• पार्षतः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Patronymic/Proper)
• Root: पार्षत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Pāṇḍava brothers
• sons (of Bhīma / allied sons as context)
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Drupada (Pārṣata)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the most frightening moments of conflict, dharma is expressed as steadfastness—standing by one’s kin and allies, not deserting a righteous cause or a comrade when fear is greatest.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a terrifying phase of the battle and emphasizes that Bhīma is not deserted: his brothers, his sons, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Drupada’s son) remain with him amid the chaos.