Shloka 496

Devanagari script

यामासाद्य दुराधर्ष: सर्वलोके श्रुतायुध: । ऐसा कहकर वरुणदेवने श्रुतायुधको मन्त्रोपदेशपूर्वक वह गदा प्रदान की, जिसे पाकर वे सम्पूर्ण जगत्‌में दुर्जय वीर माने जाते थे

Transliteration

yām āsādya durādharṣaḥ sarvaloke śrutāyudhaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya sagte: „Nachdem er sie erlangt hatte, wurde Śrutāyudha unwiderstehlich; ja, in der ganzen Welt war er als unbesiegbarer Held berühmt.“ So sprechend übergab der Gott Varuṇa dem Śrutāyudha jene Keule (gadā), nachdem er ihn zuvor in den Mantras unterwiesen hatte; und als er sie empfing, galt er im ganzen Erdkreis als ein Krieger, den man schwer bezwingen konnte.

Word by Word

• याम्: whom/which (her)
• याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: या (स्त्री, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आसाद्य: having obtained/reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• दुराधर्षः: hard to assail, invincible
• दुराधर्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुराधर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वलोके: in the whole world
• सर्वलोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• श्रुतायुधः: Śrutāyudha (proper name)
• श्रुतायुधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतायुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śrutāyudha
• Varuṇa
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Divine power gained through a boon or consecrated weapon brings fame and invincibility in appearance, but it also carries an implicit moral burden: such power must be governed by restraint and right use, or it becomes a cause of downfall.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Śrutāyudha becoming unassailable after receiving a mace (gadā), traditionally connected here with Varuṇa’s gift and instruction, leading to his widespread reputation as an unconquerable warrior.