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Shloka 273

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 23: Report of the Slain Sūtaputras, Royal Orders, and Sairandhrī’s Return

वृक्षेणैतेन राजेन्द्र प्रभज्जनसुतो बली । राजेन्द्र! उन्हें भागते देख वायुपुत्र बलवान्‌ भीमने, वज्रधारी इन्द्र जैसे दानवोंका वध करते हैं, उसी प्रकार उस वृक्षसे एक सौ पाँच उपकीचकोंको यमराजके घर भेज दिया

vṛkṣeṇaitena rājendra prabhajjanasuto balī |

毗湿摩波耶那说道:大王啊,强大的毗摩——风神之子——正是以这棵树为兵器,见他们奔逃,便如执金刚雷霆的因陀罗诛灭达那婆一般,将一百零五名优波吉恰迦尽数击杀,送入阎摩之所。

वृक्षेणwith/by the tree
वृक्षेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
एतेनwith/by this
एतेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
राजेन्द्रO king of kings (O best of kings)
राजेन्द्र:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
प्रभञ्जनसुतःthe son of Prabhañjana (Vāyu), i.e., Bhīma
प्रभञ्जनसुतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभञ्जनसुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बलीstrong, mighty
बली:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhīma
P
Prabhajjana (Vāyu)
I
Indra
D
Dānavas
U
Upakīcakas
Y
Yama (Yamarāja)
T
tree (as weapon)

Educational Q&A

Adharma invites swift consequences: when wrongdoing threatens others, righteous strength may act decisively to restore moral order, and the narrative frames such action as just retribution rather than mere cruelty.

After seeing the Upakīcakas flee, Bhīma—described as the Wind-god’s son—uses a tree as a weapon and kills one hundred and five of them, likened to Indra’s thunderbolt-slaying of the Dānavas, thereby sending them to Yama’s realm.