Shloka 39

कर्णभीमयुद्धम्

Karna–Bhīma Combat Report

Devanagari script

ते गदे सहसा मुक्ते समासाद्य परस्परम्‌

Transliteration

te gade sahasā mukte samāsādya parasparam

Translation

Sañjaya said: When those two maces were suddenly hurled, they met one another head-on, colliding in mid-course—an image of the war’s relentless escalation, where force answers force and the combatants’ resolve hardens into mutual destruction rather than restraint.

Word by Word

• ते: those two
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• गदे: maces (two)
• गदे: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Dual

• सहसा: suddenly, impetuously
• सहसा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• मुक्ते: released, hurled
• मुक्ते: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Dual

• समासाद्य: having met/come together, having encountered
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• परस्परम्: mutually, each other
• परस्परम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• gadā (mace)