Shloka 50
Devanagari script
ततः साभरणोौ बाहू क्षुराभ्यां माधवोत्तम:
Transliteration
tataḥ sābharaṇau bāhū kṣurābhyāṃ mādhavottamaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya said: Then the foremost of the Mādhavas (Kṛṣṇa), taking up two keen razors, set upon the adorned arms with deliberate, unsparing resolve.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (काल/क्रमवाचक)
साभरणौadorned (with ornaments)
साभरणौ:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसाभरण (सा-आभरण) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन
बाहूtwo arms
बाहू:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन
क्षुराभ्याम्with two razors/knives
क्षुराभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन
माधवोत्तमःMādhava, the best (i.e., Krishna)
माधवोत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमाधव + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
Mādhavottama (Kṛṣṇa)K
kṣura (razor)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even in war, action is portrayed as intentional and accountable: the verse highlights firm resolve and readiness to do what the situation demands, while implicitly inviting reflection on the ethical weight of such acts.
Sañjaya narrates that Kṛṣṇa (called Mādhavottama) takes up two razors and turns his attention to the ornamented arms, signaling a decisive moment of preparation or action within the battlefield episode.