Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

आधाूतां भीमसेनेन गदां दृष्टवा सुयोधन:

Transliteration

āhṛtāṃ bhīmasenena gadāṃ dṛṣṭvā suyodhanaḥ

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಭೀಮಸೇನನು ತಂದ ಗದೆಯನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಸುಯೋಧನನು ಅದನ್ನು ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಗಮನಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• आहृताम्: brought, fetched
• आहृताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आहृ (धातु) → आहृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमसेनेन: by Bhimasena
• भीमसेनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• सुयोधनः: Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• सुयोधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुयोधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena
• Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how deliberate preparation for violence carries moral weight: weapons are not neutral when used to settle pride and rivalry. It foreshadows that choices made in anger and ambition culminate in irreversible consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma has brought a mace, and Duryodhana notices it. This signals the imminent escalation toward the climactic mace-fight, heightening suspense as both sides ready themselves for a decisive encounter.