Shloka 52
Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
अथोदश्राम्य गदां भीम: कालदण्डमिवान्तक:
Transliteration
athodaśrāmya gadāṃ bhīmaḥ kāladaṇḍam ivāntakaḥ
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。ついでビーマは、疲れを知らず、己の棍棒を取り上げた――それはあたかも死の主ヤマが時の杖を掲げるがごとく――戦の陰鬱な務めのただ中に、容赦なき決意を示したのである。
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
FormAvyaya
उदश्राम्यbecame weary / tired out
उदश्राम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-श्रम्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada
गदाम्mace
गदाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगदा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कालदण्डम्the rod of Time
कालदण्डम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकालदण्ड
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
FormAvyaya
अन्तकःDeath (Yama)
अन्तकः:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhīmaG
gadā (mace)A
Antaka (Yama/Death)K
kāladaṇḍa (staff of Time)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
The verse underscores the inexorable momentum of time and death in war: a warrior’s force, when aligned with duty, can appear as unstoppable as Yama’s rod—reminding readers of mortality and the grave ethical weight of violence.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma taking up his mace without fatigue, comparing him to Antaka (Yama) wielding the kāladaṇḍa, emphasizing Bhīma’s terrifying power and relentless readiness in the battle context.