Shloka 85

वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च

The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel

Devanagari script

गदा हेमाड्दा राजंस्तूर्ण हैडिम्बिसूनुना

Transliteration

gadā hemāḍḍā rājaṁs tūrṇaṁ haiḍimbisūnunā

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, the golden mace was swiftly hurled by the son of Hiḍimbā.”

Word by Word

• गदा: mace
• गदा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• हेमाड्या: golden / made of gold
• हेमाड्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमाड्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम्

• हैडिम्बिसूनुना: by the son of Hiḍimbī (Ghaṭotkaca)
• हैडिम्बिसूनुना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैडिम्बि-सूनु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

सयजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'rājan')
• Ghaṭotkaca (Haiḍimbisūnu)
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the swift, forceful execution of martial duty in war; it implicitly reflects kṣatriya-dharma—decisive action in battle—while reminding the listener (the king) of the escalating consequences of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Ghaṭotkaca, identified as the son of Hiḍimbā, quickly hurls a gold-adorned mace, indicating an intense exchange of weapons in the battlefield scene.