Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 276

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

Devanagari script

आविद्धयत गदां गुर्वी प्रहारं तमचिन्तयन्‌ । भरतनन्दन! आपके पुत्रद्वारा आहत किये गये भीमसेन उस प्रहारको कुछ भी न गिनते हुए अपनी भारी गदा घुमाने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | āviddhyata gadāṁ gurvīṁ prahāraṁ tam acintayan |

Translation

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪುತ್ರನ ಪ್ರಹಾರದಿಂದ ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡ ಭೀಮಸೇನನು ಆ ಹೊಡೆತವನ್ನು ಲೆಕ್ಕಿಸದೆ ತನ್ನ ಭಾರೀ ಗದೆಯನ್ನು ಸುತ್ತಿಸಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• आविद्धयत: swung/whirled (it)
• आविद्धयत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• गुर्वीम्: heavy
• गुर्वीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रहारम्: blow/strike
• प्रहारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अचिन्तयन्: not considering, disregarding
• अचिन्तयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• your son (Duryodhana, implied in context)
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the warrior code of the epic, steadfastness under injury is a moral discipline: a kṣatriya is expected to restrain fear and self-pity, remain focused, and respond with controlled strength rather than emotional collapse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma, though struck by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son in the mace-duel context, ignores the impact and begins to whirl his heavy mace, preparing a counterattack.