Shloka 17

द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः

Devanagari script

ताडिता भीमसेनेन शल्यस्य महती गदा । साग्निज्वाला महारीद्रा तदा तूर्णमशीर्यत,उस समय भीमसेनकी गदासे टकराकर शल्यकी विशाल एवं महाभयंकर गदा आगकी चिनगारियाँ छोड़ती हुई तत्काल छिन्न-भिन्न होकर बिखर गयी

Transliteration

tāḍitā bhīmasenena śalyasya mahatī gadā | sāgnijvālā mahārīdrā tadā tūṛṇam aśīryata ||

Translation

সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—ভীমসেনৰ আঘাতত শল্যৰ বিশাল আৰু অতিভয়ংকৰ গদা অগ্নিৰ দৰে স্ফুলিঙ্গ ছিটাই তৎক্ষণাৎ চূৰ্ণ-বিচূৰ্ণ হৈ ছিটৰি পৰিল।

Word by Word

ताडिताstruck, smitten

भीमसेनेनby Bhimasena

शल्यस्यof Shalya

महतीgreat, huge

गदाmace

सthat (she/it)

अग्नि-ज्वालाfire-flame, flaming with fire

महा-रीद्राvery dreadful/terrible

तदाthen

तूर्णम्quickly, at once

अशीर्यतwas shattered/broken apart

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīmasena

Śalya

gadā (mace)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the fragility of external power—arms, pride, and intimidation—when confronted by superior strength and unwavering resolve in a dharmic battlefield context; it reminds that outcomes can turn instantly despite formidable appearances.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the fighting, Bhīmasena strikes; as a result, Śalya’s huge, fearsome mace—described as flashing with fiery sparks—breaks apart immediately and scatters.