Mahabharata 7.190.20 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 190, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तैस्तस्य निशितैस्ती&$णैरभीमसेनो महाबल: । चिच्छेद परवीरघ्न: प्रहसन्निव भारत

Transliteration

tais tasya niśitais tīkṣṇair abhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | ciccheda paravīraghnaḥ prahasann iva bhārata ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：以那些锋利劲疾之矢，大力的毗摩塞那——灭敌勇士者——仿佛含笑一般，斩断了对手的兵器，噢，婆罗多。

Word by Word

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• निशितैः: sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तीक्ष्णैः: keen, piercing
• तीक्ष्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अभीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• अभीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: अभीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: mighty-strong
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चिच्छेद: cut, severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• परवीरघ्नः: slayer of enemy-heroes
• परवीरघ्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परवीरघ्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रहसन्: laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb (Participle)
• Root: प्र-हस्
• Form: Present active (Śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun (Vocative, Proper/Epithet)
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• arrows (śara/bāṇa implied by 'niśita, tīkṣṇa')

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the warrior ideal of steadiness under pressure: disciplined strength and presence of mind can neutralize danger swiftly. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s tension—heroic excellence displayed within a tragic war where victory still carries moral cost.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, using sharp arrows, severs the opponent’s missiles or armaments. His action is described as effortless—‘as if laughing’—emphasizing Bhīma’s dominance and confidence in that exchange of combat.