Shloka 416

Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena

Devanagari script

खड्गमादत्त विपुलं शतचन्द्रं च भानुमत्‌ धनुष कट जाने और घोड़ों तथा सारथिके मारे जानेपर रथहीन हुए धृष्टद्युम्नने विशाल खड्ग और सौ चन्द्राकार चिह्नोंसे युक्त चमकती हुई ढाल हाथमें ले ली

Transliteration

khaḍgam ādatta vipulaṃ śatacandraṃ ca bhānumat | dhanuḥ khaṇḍaṃ ca jāne 'śvān sārathiṃ ca hataṃ tataḥ | rathahīno 'bhavad dhṛṣṭadyumno mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“当他的弓被斩断，战马与御者又被杀死，德利湿陀提优摩那——已成无车之人——便执起一柄巨剑，并举起一面光辉夺目的盾牌，其上饰有百个月形纹章。”

Word by Word

• खड्गम्: sword
• खड्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आदत्त: took/accepted (took up)
• आदत्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विपुलम्: large, vast
• विपुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शतचन्द्रम्: having a hundred moon(-like) marks
• शतचन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतचन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• भानुमत्: shining, radiant
• भानुमत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भानुमत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• sword (khaḍga)
• shield (śatacandra, bhānumat)
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• horses (aśvāḥ)
• charioteer (sārathi)
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya resolve: when conventional supports (chariot, bow, horses, charioteer) are lost, one does not abandon duty but adapts—taking up new weapons and continuing the struggle with steadiness and courage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s bow is broken and his horses and charioteer are killed, leaving him chariotless. He responds by seizing a large sword and a shining shield marked with many moon-like emblems, preparing to fight on foot.