महाभारत · 7.25.44–45
॥
देवनागरी
ततस् तम् अभ्ययात् तूर्णं रुचिपर्वाकृतीसुतः ॥
समुक्षञ् शरवर्षेण रथस्थो ऽन्तकसंनिभः ॥
ततो रुचिरपर्वाणं शरेण नतपर्वणा ॥
सुपर्वा पर्वतपतिर् निन्ये वैवस्वतक्षयम् ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
tatas tam abhyayāt tūrṇaṃ ruciparvākṛtīsutaḥ ||
samukṣañ śaravarṣeṇa rathastho 'ntakasaṃnibhaḥ ||
tato ruciraparvāṇaṃ śareṇa nataparvaṇā ||
suparvā parvatapatir ninye vaivasvatakṣayam ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ततःtataḥthen; then
तम्tamat him [Bhagadatta]; at him
अभ्ययात्abhyayātrushed [advanced]; charged
तूर्णम्tūrṇamswiftly [at once]; swiftly
रुचिपर्वाकृतीसुतःruciparvākṛtīsutaḥthe son of Ruchiparvan [Ruchiraparvan]; the son of Ruchiparvan
समुक्षन्samukṣansprinkling [showering]; showering
शरवर्षेणśaravarṣeṇawith a shower of arrows; with a shower of arrows
रथस्थःrathasthaḥ[standing] on his chariot; [standing] on his chariot
अन्तकसंनिभःantakasaṃnibhaḥresembling Antaka [Death itself]; resembling Death itself
ततःtataḥthen; then
रुचिरपर्वाणम्ruciraparvāṇamRuchiraparvan; Ruchiraparvan
शरेणśareṇawith an arrow; with an arrow
नतपर्वणाnataparvaṇāwith smooth joints [well-fashioned]; well-fashioned
सुपर्वाsuparvāSuparvan [Bhagadatta]; Suparvan [Bhagadatta]
पर्वतपतिःparvatapatiḥlord of the mountains; lord of the mountains
निन्येninyeled away [conveyed]; sent
वैवस्वतक्षयम्vaivasvatakṣayamto the abode of Vaivasvata [Yama]; to the hall of Yama
अनुवाद
Then the son of Ruchiparvan swiftly charged at him, showering him with a rain of arrows while standing on his chariot, resembling Death itself. But Suparvan, the lord of the mountains, with a well-fashioned arrow, sent Ruchiraparvan to the hall of Yama.
संस्करण
d76e325209fb · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 3:11:21 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The young warrior charges "resembling Death itself" -- and at once departs to the abode of Death himself. The fearsome appearance of the attacker is deceptive: he who seemed to bring destruction is the first to perish. In this swift turn lies the bitter irony of war, where striker and stricken exchange places in a single instant. It is telling that the narrative calls the charging warrior "like Death" just before his own death. The verse teaches that a fearsome look and a furious onslaught do not decide the outcome -- one who imagines himself an instrument of fate may himself fall victim; that in battle no one is safe, and the role of striker can turn in an instant into the role of the slain; and that the appearance of strength is deceptive, for behind a terrifying charge may lie one whose own hour has already struck.