Shloka 27

Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma–Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ

Mace-duel’s intense exchange

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा राजशार्दूल गदामादाय वीर्यवान्‌

Transliteration

ity uktvā rājaśārdūla gadām ādāya vīryavān

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Nachdem er so geredet hatte, ergriff der kraftvolle Krieger seine Keule—den König als „Tiger unter den Königen“ anredend—und machte sich zum Handeln bereit; darin zeigte sich Entschlossenheit und die Dringlichkeit der kriegerischen Pflicht im sich entfaltenden Kampf.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active, same as main verb's agent

• राजशार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजशार्दूल
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• आदाय: having taken up
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active, same as main verb's agent

• वीर्यवान्: the valorous one
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• rājaśārdūla (epithet for the king, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra in context)
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores decisive action following speech: in a warrior-ethic context, words culminate in responsibility and readiness to act, reflecting kṣatriya-dharma and steadfast resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

After making a statement (in the preceding lines), the valorous figure immediately takes up a mace, indicating preparation for combat; Sañjaya narrates this to the king (addressed as rājaśārdūla).