Shloka 32
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
Devanagari script
आविद्धा सर्ववेगेन भीमेन महती गदा
Transliteration
āviddhā sarvavegena bhīmena mahatī gadā
Translation
Sanjaya berkata: “Digerakkan dengan segenap daya oleh Bhīma, sebuah gada raksasa pun terlempar.”
Word by Word
आविद्धाhurled / thrown
आविद्धा:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआ + व्यध् (विध्)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
सर्ववेगेनwith full force / with all speed
सर्ववेगेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्ववेग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भीमेनby Bhima
भीमेन:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
महतीgreat / huge
महती:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
गदाmace
गदा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगदा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhīmaG
gadā (mace)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
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.
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.