Mahabharata 9.57.43 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 57, Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

स सव्यं मण्डलं राजा उदशभ्राम्य कृतनिश्चय:

Transliteration

sa savyaṁ maṇḍalaṁ rājā udaśabhrāmya kṛtaniścayaḥ

Translation

ರಾಜನು ದೃಢನಿಶ್ಚಯ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಎಡಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ ಮಂಡಲವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗಿದನು।

Word by Word

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

• सव्यम्: left (side/direction)
• सव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मण्डलम्: circle; circuit
• मण्डलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उदशभ्राम्य: having wheeled/turned about (moving around)
• उदशभ्राम्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम्
• Form: Absolutive/Conjunctive participle (Gerund) used adverbially, Parasmaipada, उद् + आ + √भ्रम् + ल्यप् (gerund)

• कृतनिश्चयः: one whose resolve is made; determined
• कृतनिश्चयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतनिश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• राजा (the king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights niścaya (firm resolve): in the turmoil of battle, decisive commitment and purposeful action are portrayed as essential qualities of a ruler, carrying ethical weight because choices in war have grave consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the king executes a leftward circular turn (a wheeling maneuver), indicating a deliberate repositioning or tactical movement after arriving at a settled decision.