Shloka 32

Devanagari script

आविद्धा सर्ववेगेन भीमेन महती गदा

Transliteration

āviddhā sarvavegena bhīmena mahatī gadā

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Driven with full force by Bhīma, a massive mace was hurled.”

Word by Word

• आविद्धा: hurled / thrown
• आविद्धा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + व्यध् (विध्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• सर्ववेगेन: with full force / with all speed
• सर्ववेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ववेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भीमेन: by Bhima
• भीमेन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महती: great / huge
• महती: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores how, in war, immense strength and speed can become instruments of decisive—and often devastating—consequence; it implicitly invites reflection on the ethical weight carried by martial power when dharma is contested.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma, using his full might, hurls a huge mace—describing a critical moment of close-quarters combat where the gada becomes the vehicle of a potentially fight-ending blow.