Shloka 77
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
Devanagari script
अथोत्द्ुष्टं तदा हृष्टे: सर्वेर्देवेरदायुधै:
Transliteration
athotduṣṭaṃ tadā hṛṣṭaiḥ sarvair devair adāyudhaiḥ
Translation
Lalu pada saat itu, semua dewa bersukacita, mengangkat senjata, dan maju memerangi si durjana.
Word by Word
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
उत्up/utterly (prefix-like particle)
उत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत्
दुष्टम्wicked/evil (thing/person)
दुष्टम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्ट
Formneuter, accusative, singular
तदाat that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
हृष्टैःby/with the delighted (ones)
हृष्टैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootहृष्ट
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
सर्वैःby all
सर्वैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
देवैःby the gods
देवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
अदायुधैःby those without weapons/unarmed
अदायुधैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअदायुध
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)T
the gods (devas)W
weapons (āyudha)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Adharma provokes a corrective response: when wrongdoing becomes extreme, the protectors of order unite decisively. The verse frames ethical governance as active—righteous forces do not remain passive in the face of destructive wickedness.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a moment when the gods, filled with resolve and even exhilaration, arm themselves to confront a profoundly wicked adversary, signaling an impending divine action against that threat.