Shloka 28
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
Devanagari script
ऊरू भिन्धीति भीमस्य स्मृतिं मिथ्या प्रयच्छता
Transliteration
ūrū bhindhīti bhīmasya smṛtiṁ mithyā prayacchatā
Translation
三阇耶说道：有人以欺诳之术向毗摩灌输（虚妄的）记忆，催逼道：“击其双股！”——于是战斗的走向便在误导中被操纵。
Word by Word
ऊरूthe two thighs
ऊरू:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऊरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
भिन्धिpierce / break
भिन्धि:
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus (quoting)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
भीमस्यof Bhima
भीमस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
स्मृतिम्memory / recollection
स्मृतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्मृति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मिथ्याfalsely
मिथ्या:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमिथ्या
प्रयच्छताby (someone) giving / imparting
प्रयच्छता:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + यम्
FormPresent active participle, Masculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhīmaCharacter 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 counsel and ‘reminders’ can be weaponized: in the pressure of war, deceitful prompting may push a warrior toward a decisive action that raises questions of propriety (dharma) and fair conduct.
Sañjaya reports that someone is urging Bhīma with the instruction “Strike the thighs,” while doing so through a misleading or deceitful ‘reminder,’ shaping Bhīma’s intent and the immediate tactics of the duel.