Shloka 286

Devanagari script

गदया ताडयामास सा गदा भीममाव्रजत्‌ । ज्वालासे व्याप्त हुई उस गदाको वेगसे आती देख अलायुधने उसपर अपनी गदासे आघात किया। फिर वह गदा भीमके पास ही लौट आयी

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | gadayā tāḍayāmāsa sā gadā bhīmam āvrajat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Striking with his mace, he sent it forth; that blazing mace rushed toward Bhīma with great speed. Seeing it coming, Alāyudha struck it with his own mace; yet the mace returned again to Bhīma. The episode highlights the relentless momentum of battle and the warrior’s duty to meet force with force, even when outcomes seem to favor one side.

Word by Word

• गदया: with a mace
• गदया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• ताडयामास: struck/beat
• ताडयामास: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताड्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सा: she/that (f.)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• भीमम्: Bhima
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आव्रजत्: came toward/approached
• आव्रजत्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√व्रज्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Alāyudha
• gadā (mace)