Shloka 623
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
Devanagari script
आशीविषमिव क्रुद्धं द्रावयन्तं वरूथिनीम् । “कुन्तीनन्दन! देखो, योद्धाओंके अधिपति भीमसेन लौटकर विषधर सर्पके समान कुपित हो कौरव-सेनाको खदेड़ रहे हैं
Transliteration
āśīviṣam iva kruddhaṃ drāvayantaṃ varūthinīm |
Translation
桑阇耶说道：如同被惊动而暴怒的毒蛇，昆蒂之子毗摩塞那怒而回身，驱赶俱卢军阵，使之溃散奔逃。
Word by Word
आशीविषम्venomous serpent
आशीविषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआशीविष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
क्रुद्धम्angered
क्रुद्धम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
द्रावयन्तम्driving away, putting to flight
द्रावयन्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootद्रावयत् (द्रावयति < द्रु/द्रव्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वरूथिनीम्army, host
वरूथिनीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवरूथिनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhīmasenaK
Kaurava army (varūthinī)V
venomous serpent (āśīviṣa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how overwhelming force and fierce resolve can rout even an organized army; ethically, it points to the dangerous potency of anger in war—effective as a weapon, yet inherently perilous like venom.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīmasena, returning to the fight in a furious state, is scattering the Kaurava forces, compared to a deadly snake driving others away.