Shloka 763

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

रथाश्रैते सुवित्रस्ता भीमसेनभयार्दिता: | “दुर्योधनकी विशाल सेनाके अधिकांश वीर अत्यन्त खिन्न हो उठे हैं और वे रथी भीमसेनके भयसे पीड़ित हो संत्रस्त हो गये हैं

Transliteration

rathāśritāḥ suvittrastā bhīmasenabhayārditāḥ |

Translation

三阇耶禀告：杜尔约陀那大军中许多战士惊惶失措、心神大乱，纷纷挤向战车周围以求庇护，尽被毗摩塞那所激起的恐惧压倒。此偈点明：内心的崩溃——恐惧与意志的丧失——往往在兵刃之前就能击垮一支军队。

Word by Word

• रथाश्रैते: mounted on chariots / chariot-riders
• रथाश्रैते: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथाश्रित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुवित्रस्ता: greatly terrified
• सुवित्रस्ता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-वित्रस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भीमसेनभयार्दिता: afflicted by fear of Bhimasena
• भीमसेनभयार्दिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमसेन-भय-आर्दित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena
• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that fear and shaken morale can defeat warriors from within; courage and steadiness are as decisive in dharmic warfare as physical strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Duryodhana’s fighters becoming highly frightened and seeking safety around their chariots, distressed by the terror caused by Bhīmasena’s presence and prowess.