Shloka 22

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

आयसेन स दण्डेन रथान्‌ नागान्‌ नरान्‌ हयान्‌ | हनिष्यति रणे क्रुद्धो रौद्र: क्रूरपराक्रम:

Transliteration

āyasena sa daṇḍena rathān nāgān narān hayān | haniṣyati raṇe kruddho raudraḥ krūraparākramaḥ ||

Translation

持国王说道：“战场之上，他一旦震怒，那可怖的毗摩塞那——勇猛而凶烈——将挥动铁杵，屠戮我的战车、战象、步兵与战马。”

Word by Word

• आयसेन: with iron (made of iron)
• आयसेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयस
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दण्डेन: with a staff/rod
• दण्डेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नागान्: elephants
• नागान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नरान्: men (foot-soldiers)
• नरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हयान्: horses
• हयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हनिष्यति: will slay
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• क्रुद्धः: angered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past participle (क्त)

• रौद्रः: fierce, terrible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रूरपराक्रमः: of cruel/terrible prowess
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रूरपराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• iron club (āyasa-daṇḍa)
• chariots
• elephants
• foot-soldiers
• horses
• battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical recoil of unjust conflict: when rulers fail to restrain adharma, war’s violence becomes unavoidable, and even the powerful are consumed by fear of the destruction they helped set in motion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra voices anxiety about Bhīma’s battlefield fury, imagining him wielding an iron club to annihilate the Kaurava forces—chariots, elephants, infantry, and horses—once the war erupts.