Shloka 41

Devanagari script

है प् विद ऐ + () पे ५ कि ५ हं ः है. | + डी ततस्तां भीमनिर्घोषामापतन्ती महागदाम्‌

Transliteration

tatas tāṃ bhīmanirghoṣām āpatantīṃ mahāgadām

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。すると彼は、ビーマの雷鳴にも似た恐るべき轟きをあげて、まっすぐ自分めがけて飛来する巨大なガダー（棍棒）を見た。苛烈な戦の掟において、その一瞬は力と決意の激突を告げる。生き残りは、沈着さと技量、そして致命の殺気のただ中でなお武人の規範を守り抜くことに懸かっている。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• tām: that (her/it)
• tām: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• bhīma-nirghoṣām: having a terrible roar/sound
• bhīma-nirghoṣām: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīmanirghoṣā
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• āpatantīm: falling upon/charging towards
• āpatantīm: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: āpatat
• Form: present active participle (śatṛ), feminine, accusative, singular

• mahā-gadām: a great mace
• mahā-gadām: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahāgadā
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• mahāgadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the warrior’s ordeal: when overwhelming force rushes in, one must meet it with composure and disciplined action. It reflects kṣatriya-dharma—steadfastness and skill under threat—rather than panic or cruelty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a massive mace, terrifying in its roar, flying toward a combatant. The line sets the immediate battlefield tension just before impact or a defensive response.