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Shloka 8

Ghaṭotkaca Slays Alāyudha (Night Battle and Māyā Countermeasures) / घटोत्कचेन अलायुधवधः

अवध्यं निहतं दृष्टवा संयुगे देवदानवै: । तदैवाज्ञासिषमहं नेयमस्तीति भारती,जो देवताओं और दानवोंके लिये भी अवध्य थे, उन्हें युद्धमें मारा गया देख मैंने उसी समय यह जान लिया कि यह कौरव-सेना अब नहीं रह सकेगी

avadhyaṁ nihataṁ dṛṣṭvā saṁyuge devadānavaiḥ | tadaivājñāsiṣam ahaṁ neyām astīti bhāratī ||

Sañjaya sprach: Als ich im Kampf sah, dass einer, den man selbst für die Götter und die Dānavas für unverwundbar hielt, erschlagen worden war, erkannte ich in eben diesem Augenblick, dass dieses Heer der Kauravas nicht bestehen würde – sein Untergang war unvermeidlich geworden.

अवध्यम्invulnerable, not to be slain
अवध्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअवध्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
निहतम्slain, killed
निहतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-हन् (क्त)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (क्त्वा)
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
संयुगेin battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
देवgods
देव:
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine
दानवैःby/with the Danavas (demons)
दानवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदानव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अज्ञासिषम्I came to know, I realized
अज्ञासिषम्:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा (आङ्-)
FormPerfect, 1st, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormNominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
इयम्this (she/this one)
इयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अस्तिis, exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular
इतिthus, saying
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
भारतिO Bharati (O descendant of Bharata / O Bharati)
भारति:
TypeNoun
Rootभारती
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
D
Devas (gods)
D
Dānavas

Educational Q&A

Even what appears invincible can fall when the moral and strategic balance of a conflict shifts; recognizing such a turning point underscores the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on impermanence and the inevitable consequences that follow adharma and misjudgment.

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, upon witnessing the death of a warrior considered ‘unassailable’ even by gods and Dānavas, he immediately concluded that the Kaurava forces were doomed and would not be able to hold out.