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Shloka 58

Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira

Book 9, Chapter 11

गदया युद्धकुशलस्तया दारुणनादया

gadayā yuddhakuśalas tayā dāruṇanādayā

সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—গদাযুদ্ধত নিপুণ সেই বীৰে দাৰুণ নাদ কৰা গদাখন লৈ আগবাঢ়িল। তাৰ গর্জনে সমৰৰ ঘোৰতা ঘোষণা কৰিলে—যুদ্ধৰ নিষ্ঠুৰ কলাৰ এক ছবি, য’ত বীৰত্ব আৰু হিংসা একেলগে চলে, আৰু ধৰ্মৰ কোমল দাবী প্ৰায়ে ঢাকি পৰে।

गदयाwith a mace
गदया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगदा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
युद्धकुशलःskilled in battle
युद्धकुशलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुद्धकुशल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तयाwith that (one/it)
तया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
दारुणनादयाwith a dreadful-sounding (one)
दारुणनादया:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootदारुणनाद
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
G
gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

The line highlights the ambivalence of kṣatriya excellence: mastery in arms can be admirable as discipline and duty, yet it also manifests as terrifying force. It invites reflection on how dharma is tested when skill serves destruction.

Sañjaya describes a warrior characterized by expertise with the mace, emphasizing the weapon’s fearsome, resounding impact as the battle intensifies.