Shloka 41

Devanagari script

है प् विद ऐ + () पे ५ कि ५ हं ः है. | + डी ततस्तां भीमनिर्घोषामापतन्ती महागदाम्‌

Transliteration

tatas tāṃ bhīmanirghoṣām āpatantīṃ mahāgadām

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then he beheld that mighty mace—roaring with a dreadful, Bhīma-like thunder—hurtling straight toward him. In the brutal ethics of war, the moment signals the clash of strength and resolve, where survival depends on steadiness, skill, and adherence to the warrior’s code amid lethal force.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• tām: that (her/it)
• tām: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• bhīma-nirghoṣām: having a terrible roar/sound
• bhīma-nirghoṣām: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīmanirghoṣā
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• āpatantīm: falling upon/charging towards
• āpatantīm: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: āpatat
• Form: present active participle (śatṛ), feminine, accusative, singular

• mahā-gadām: a great mace
• mahā-gadām: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahāgadā
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• mahāgadā (mace)