Shloka 14

Devanagari script

बाहुपाशादिकं कृत्वा पादाहतशिरावुभौ । उरोहस्तं ततश्नक्रे पूर्णकुम्भौ प्रयुज्य तो,तत्पश्चात्‌ वे 'बाहुपाश!श और “चरणपाश' आदि दाँव-पेंचोंसे काम लेते हुए एक-दूसरेपर पैरोंसे ऐसा भीषण प्रहार करने लगे कि शरीरकी नस-नाड़ियाँतक पीड़ित हो उठीं। तदनन्तर दोनोंने दोनोंपर 'पूर्णकुम्भ” नामक दाँव लगाया (दोनों हाथोंकी अंगुलियोंको परस्पर गूँथकर उन हाथोंकी हथेलियोंसे शत्रुके सिरको दबाया)। इसके बाद “उरोहस्त” का प्रयोग किया (छातीपर थप्पड़ मारना शुरू कर दिया)

Transliteration

bāhupāśādikaṃ kṛtvā pādāhataśirāv ubhau | urohastaṃ tataś cakre pūrṇakumbhau prayujya tau ||

Translation

Having first employed holds such as the “arm-noose,” the two then struck one another with their feet so fiercely that even the head was battered. Thereafter, both applied the maneuver called “pūrṇakumbha,” interlacing the fingers and pressing down upon the opponent’s head with the joined palms; and then they used “urohasta,” beginning to slap and strike upon the chest.

Word by Word

बाहुपाशादिकम्arm-lock and the like (moves)

कृत्वाhaving done/used

पादाहतशिरौwith heads struck by feet

उभौboth

उरोहस्तम्the chest-slap (move)

ततःthen/thereupon

चक्रेdid/made

पूर्णकुम्भौthe two 'full-pot' holds (a named wrestling move)

प्रयुज्यhaving applied/used

तौthose two

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrīkṛṣṇa (speaker)

two combatants (unnamed in this verse)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how competitive conflict can intensify through successive techniques, implying an ethical need for restraint and proportionality even in sanctioned contests; skill without self-control readily becomes harmful excess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Two fighters engage in close combat, moving from an arm-lock (‘bāhupāśa’) to fierce kicking that batters the head, then to the ‘pūrṇakumbha’ hold (hands interlaced to press the opponent’s head), and finally to ‘urohasta,’ striking the chest.