Shloka 606

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

विप्रधावति वेगेन भीमस्याभिहता शरै: | 'भीमके बाणोंसे घायल हो दुर्योधनकी सेना युद्धसे मुँह फेरकर बड़े वेगसे भाग रही है। उसके घावोंसे रक्तकी धारा बह रही है

Transliteration

vipradhāvati vegena bhīmasyābhihatā śaraiḥ |

Translation

桑阇耶说道：“被毗摩之箭射中后，难敌军（都利约陀那之军）背离战斗，疾速溃逃；他们的创口中涌出一道道血流。”

Word by Word

• विप्रधावति: runs away, flees
• विप्रधावति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-प्र-धाव्
• Form: Lat (Present), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वेगेन: with speed, swiftly
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भीमस्य: of Bhima
• भीमस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अभिहता: struck, smitten
• अभिहता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-हन्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शरैः: by arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Duryodhana
• army (senā)
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the moral and practical fallout of war: when a cause is weakened by adharma and arrogance, even a large force can collapse into panic. It also highlights how violence inevitably yields suffering, visible here as blood and flight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma’s fierce archery has wounded the Kaurava troops; they break formation, turn away from battle, and flee rapidly, bleeding from their injuries.