Shloka 24

Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana

The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint

Devanagari script

तथैव तव पुत्रोडपि गदामार्गविशारद: । व्यचरल्लघु चित्र च भीमसेनजिघांसया,इसी प्रकार गदायुद्धकी प्रणालीका विशेषज्ञ आपका पुत्र भी भीमसेनके वधकी इच्छासे शीघ्रतापूर्वक विचित्र पैंतरे देता हुआ विचरने लगा

Transliteration

tathaiva tava putro 'pi gadāmārga-viśāradaḥ | vyacaral laghu citraṃ ca bhīmasena-jighāṃsayā ||

Translation

So too, your son—skilled in the methods and tactics of mace-fighting—began to move about swiftly, displaying varied and artful maneuvers, intent on slaying Bhīmasena.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in the same manner

एवindeed, just

तवof you, your

पुत्रःson

अपिalso, even

गदा-मार्ग-विशारदःskilled in the course/ways of the mace (fight)

व्यचरत्moved about, roamed

लघुquickly, swiftly

चित्रम्strangely, in a varied/remarkable manner

चand

भीमसेन-जिघांसयाwith the desire to kill Bhimasena

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

Duryodhana

Gadā (mace)

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes