Shloka 43

अलायुधस्य भीमवधसंकल्पः

Alāyudha’s Resolve to Confront Bhīma

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा गुडाकेशं धर्मराजो महायशा: । पस्पर्श पुण्यगन्धेन पृष्ठे हस्तेन पार्थिव:,महायशस्वी धर्मराज राजा युधिष्ठिरने निद्राविजयी अर्जुनसे ऐसा कहकर उनकी पीठपर पवित्र सुगन्धसे युक्त अपना हाथ फेरा

Transliteration

evam uktvā guḍākeśaṁ dharmarājo mahāyaśāḥ | pasparśa puṇyagandhena pṛṣṭhe hastena pārthivaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having spoken thus to Guḍākeśa (Arjuna), the illustrious Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), the king of great renown, gently touched him on the back with his hand, fragrant with a sacred perfume—an affectionate, dharma-grounded gesture of reassurance amid the strain of war.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active, same as main verb subject

• गुडाकेशम्: Gudakesha (Arjuna)
• गुडाकेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडाकेश
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• धर्मराजः: Dharma-king (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महायशाः: of great fame
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पस्पर्श: touched
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, singular, active

• पुण्यगन्धेन: with a sacred fragrance
• पुण्यगन्धेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्यगन्ध
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• पृष्ठे: on the back
• पृष्ठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ठ
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• हस्तेन: with (his) hand
• हस्तेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Guḍākeśa (Arjuna)
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)