Shloka 363

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

गदामुद्यम्य वेगेन हृदि द्रौणिमताडयत्‌ । उत्तमौजाको राक्षसद्वारा मारा गया समझकर युधामन्यु भी वहाँ आ पहुँचा। उसने बड़े वेगसे गदा उठाकर अश्वत्थामाकी छातीमें प्रहार किया

Transliteration

gadām udyamya vegena hṛdi drauṇim atāḍayat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Lifting his mace with great speed, he struck Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman) on the chest. Believing that Uttamaujas had been slain by the rākṣasa at the doorway, Yudhāmanyu also arrived there and, in a surge of force, brought down his mace upon Aśvatthāman’s breast—an episode that underscores the chaos of night-war, where grief and misperception drive immediate, violent retaliation rather than deliberated dharmic restraint.

Word by Word

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उद्यम्य: having lifted/raised
• उद्यम्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-यम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• वेगेन: with speed/force
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• हृदि: in the chest/heart-region
• हृदि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्रौणिम्: Drauni (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अताडयत्: struck/beat
• अताडयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: तड्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi)
• Uttamaujas
• Yudhāmanyu
• gadā (mace)
• rākṣasa (night-demon/assailant at the doorway)