Shloka 18

शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12

Devanagari script

इसी प्रकार भीमसेनकी गदाके वेगसे बारंबार आहत होनेपर भी शल्यको उसी प्रकार व्यथा नहीं हुई, जैसे दन्‍्तार हाथीके आघातसे महान्‌ पर्वत पीड़ित नहीं होता ।।

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

śuśruve dikṣu sarvāsu tayoḥ puruṣasiṁhayoḥ |

gadānipātasaṁghādo vajrayor iva niḥsvanaḥ ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。同じく、ビーマセーナのガダーの勢いに幾度も打たれても、シャリヤは痛みを覚えなかった――牙ある大象の衝撃にも大山が苦しまぬように。するとその時、「人中の獅子」二人のガダーが打ち合わさる轟音が四方八方に響き渡った――まるで二つのヴァジュラ（雷霆）が衝突するかのように。

Word by Word

• शुश्रुवे: was heard
• शुश्रुवे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3, Singular, Ātmanepada

• दिक्षु: in the directions
• दिक्षु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक: दिश्/दिक्)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• सर्वासु: in all
• सर्वासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• तयोः: of the two
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• पुरुषसिंहयोः: of the two lion-like men
• पुरुषसिंहयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• गदा: mace
• गदा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• निपात: falling/striking
• निपात: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संहादः: clash/impact-sound
• संहादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वज्रयोः: of two thunderbolts
• वज्रयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• निःस्वनः: sound/clang
• निःस्वनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena
• Śalya
• gadā (mace)
• vajra (thunderbolt)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under extreme force: true martial excellence is not only striking power but the capacity to endure, remain composed, and continue one’s duty amid terrifying violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the duel’s intensity: the two great warriors’ maces collide with a thunderbolt-like roar that echoes in all directions, emphasizing the scale and ferocity of the fight between Bhīma and Śalya.