Shloka 62

Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57

Devanagari script

स भूय: शुशुभे पार्थस्ताडितो गदया रणे । उद्धिन्नरुधिरो राजन्‌ प्रभिन्न इव कुज्जर:

Transliteration

sa bhūyaḥ śuśubhe pārthas tāḍito gadayā raṇe | uddhinnarudhiraḥ rājan prabhinna iva kuñjaraḥ ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「王よ、戦のただ中で棍棒に再び打たれながらも、パールタはなおいっそう輝きを増した。血はほとばしり、まるで傷を負わされた発情の雄象のようであった。」

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूयः: again, once more
• भूयः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• शुशुभे: shone, appeared splendid
• शुशुभे: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ताडितः: struck, smitten
• ताडितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताडित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• उद्धिन्न-रुधिरः: with blood gushing forth
• उद्धिन्न-रुधिरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्धिन्नरुधिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रभिन्नः: rutting, in musth
• प्रभिन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभिन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as if
• इव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• कुञ्जरः: an elephant
• कुञ्जरः: Upamana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• gadā (mace)
• raṇa (battlefield)
• kuñjara (elephant)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights heroic steadfastness: a righteous warrior, even when wounded, does not collapse into despair but displays greater brilliance through courage and commitment to duty (kṣatriya-dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Arjuna (Pārtha) being struck again by a mace during the battle; despite bleeding heavily, he appears even more resplendent, compared to a pierced, rutting elephant.