Shloka 14

Devanagari script

गदया भीमसेनस्तु कर्णस्य रथकूबरम्‌

Transliteration

gadayā bhīmasenas tu karṇasya rathakūbaram

Translation

ສັນຈະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ດ້ວຍຄທາຂອງຕົນ ພີມເສນະ ໄດ້ຟາດໃສ່ເສົາ/ຄານຮອງລົດຮົບຂອງ ກັນນະ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ລົດພິການ ແລະຂັດຂວາງຄວາມໄວຂອງນັກຮົບນັ້ນໃນຄວາມວຸ້ນວາຍແຫ່ງສະໜາມຮົບ. ການກະທຳນີ້ສະທ້ອນຍຸດທະວິທີ: ທຳລາຍພາຫະນະແຫ່ງອັນຕະລາຍ ກ່ອນຈະແລກກຳລັງກັນຕົງໆ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຢູ່ໃນຄວາມຈຳເປັນອັນໂຫດຮ້າຍຂອງສົງຄາມ.

Word by Word

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

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कर्णस्य: of Karna
• कर्णस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रथकूबरम्: the chariot-pole (yoke/pole of the chariot)
• रथकूबरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथकूबर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena
• Karṇa
• gadā (mace)
• ratha (chariot)
• rathakūbara (chariot pole/beam)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights battlefield prudence: in war, a warrior may aim to neutralize an opponent’s capacity to fight—here by damaging the chariot—rather than only seeking direct injury. It underscores how kṣatriya action often blends force with tactical restraint and purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Bhīmasena, wielding a mace, strikes Karṇa’s chariot at its kūbara (a key structural pole/beam), attempting to disable or destabilize the chariot during the fighting.