Shloka 12

गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः

Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings

Devanagari script

सम्प्राप्त: कारपवन प्रवरं तीर्थमुत्तमम्‌ । हलायुधस्तत्र चापि दत्त्वा दानं महाबल:

Transliteration

samprāptaḥ kārapavana-pravaraṃ tīrtham uttamam | halāyudhas tatra cāpi dattvā dānaṃ mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະກ່າວວ່າ: ພຣະບາລະຣາມຜູ້ມີພະລັງຫຼາຍ ຜູ້ຖືອາວຸດເປັນໄຖ (Halāyudha) ໄດ້ມາເຖິງຕີຣຖະອັນດີເລີດ ແລະເປັນຕີຣຖະອັນປະເສີດທີ່ສຸດ ຊື່ວ່າ «ກາຣະປະວະນະ» (Kārapavana). ທີ່ນັ້ນ ພຣະອົງໄດ້ກະທຳການໃຫ້ທານ ແລະຄວາມເອື້ອເຟື້ອ ເພື່ອຖວາຍກຽດແກ່ຄວາມສັກສິດຂອງສະຖານທີ່. ຂໍ້ຄວາມນີ້ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນການຢຸດພັກຕາມທຳທ່າມກາງຄວາມຮຸນແຮງຂອງສົງຄາມ: ພະລັງຂອງນັກຮົບຖືກປະຄອງໂດຍການຈາລິກໄປຕີຣຖະ, ຄວາມບໍລິສຸດ, ແລະຄວາມເຄົາລົບ—ປະຈັກໃນການໃຫ້ທານ ແລະໜ້າທີ່ພິທີກຳຕໍ່ເທວະດາ, ລະສີ, ແລະບັນພະບຸລຸດ.

Word by Word

• सम्प्राप्तः: having arrived
• सम्प्राप्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) → सम्प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कारपवन: to Kārapavana (name of a tīrtha)
• कारपवन: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारपवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रवरम्: excellent, foremost
• प्रवरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तीर्थम्: pilgrimage-place, sacred ford
• तीर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: supreme, best
• उत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हलायुधः: Balarāma (he whose weapon is a plough)
• हलायुधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हलायुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त्वा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• दानम्: a gift, donation
• दानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महाबलः: mighty, of great strength
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Balarāma (Halāyudha)
• Kārapavana-tīrtha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a world dominated by conflict, dharma is sustained through tīrtha-yātrā, purity, and dāna. Strength (bala) is not merely martial; it is also the capacity to honor sacred duties and support the worthy through generous giving.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Balarāma reaches the sacred place called Kārapavana and performs charitable acts there. The verse marks a pilgrimage episode, presenting Balarāma’s movement through holy sites and his observance of meritorious conduct.