दुर्मुखस्य तु भल्लेन छित्त्वा केतुं महाबलः ॥
जघान चतुरो वाहांश् चतुर्भिर् निशितैः शरैः ॥
अथापरेण भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च ॥
चिच्छेद सारथेः कायाच् छिरो ज्वलितकुण्डलम् ॥
क्षुरप्रेण च तीक्ष्णेन कौरव्यस्य महद् धनुः ॥
सहदेवो रणे छित्त्वा तं च विव्याध पञ्चभिः ॥
durmukhasya tu bhallena chittvā ketuṃ mahābalaḥ ||
jaghāna caturo vāhāṃś caturbhir niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
athāpareṇa bhallena pītena niśitena ca ||
ciccheda sāratheḥ kāyāc chiro jvalitakuṇḍalam ||
kṣurapreṇa ca tīkṣṇena kauravyasya mahad dhanuḥ ||
sahadevo raṇe chittvā taṃ ca vivyādha pañcabhiḥ ||
The mighty Sahadeva, with a broad-headed arrow, cut Durmukha's banner and slew his four horses with four sharp arrows; then with another yellow, sharpened, broad-headed arrow he swept from the charioteer's body the head with its blazing earrings; and having cut, in battle, the great bow of the Kauravya with a sharp razor-headed arrow, he pierced him with five more.
b8cc26791352 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 4:02:22 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Sahadeva, the gentlest of the brothers, is terrible in battle: one after another he strips Durmukha of banner, horses, charioteer, bow. It is telling that gentleness of heart in peaceful life does not contradict firm valor in the discharge of duty. The verse teaches that meekness and strength are not at odds in a noble man: one mild of temper can be unbending in war when duty places him on the field, for true valor lies not in ferocity of heart but in fidelity to one's calling.