Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 15

Bhīma–Duryodhana Gadāyuddha Saṃkalpa

Resolve for the Mace Duel

Devanagari script

यमाभ्यां युयुधानाद्‌ वा ये चान्ये तव सैनिका: । एक: सर्वानहं क्रुद्धो वारयिष्ये युधि स्थित:

Transliteration

yamābhyāṁ yuyudhānād vā ye cānye tava sainikāḥ | ekaḥ sarvān ahaṁ kruddho vārayiṣye yudhi sthitaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Whether it be the twin sons of Mādrī, or Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki), or any other warriors of your host—standing firm in battle, inflamed with wrath, I alone shall hold them all back.”

Word by Word

• यमाभ्याम्: by the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• यमाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• युयुधानात्: from Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• युयुधानात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• सैनिकाः: soldiers
• सैनिकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एकः: alone / single
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वान्: all (of you)
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• क्रुद्धः: angered
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) → क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वारयिष्ये: I shall restrain / stop
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु) [वारयति-प्रयोग, णिच्] → वारयिष्ये
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 1st, Singular, Ātmanepada

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (प्रातिपदिक: युध्/युद्ध)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• स्थितः: standing / stationed
• स्थितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness in battle, but also exposes the ethical tension of pride and wrath: confidence becomes morally precarious when grounded in anger (krodha) and self-exaltation rather than disciplined duty (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shalya Parva war setting, a warrior voice (reported by Sañjaya) declares fearlessness toward prominent Pāṇḍava-aligned fighters—especially the twins Nakula-Sahadeva and Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)—and boasts that he alone, standing in battle, will prevent them from advancing.