Shloka 17
गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः
Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings
Devanagari script
तथा तु तिष्ठतां तेषां नारदो भगवानृषि:
Transliteration
tathā tu tiṣṭhatāṃ teṣāṃ nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
Translation
അവർ അങ്ങനെ അവിടെ നിലകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ ഭഗവാൻ ഋഷി നാരദൻ അവിടെ എത്തി।
Word by Word
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तिष्ठताम्while (two) were standing / as (they) stood
तिष्ठताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (तिष्ठ)
Formलोट् (imperative), 3rd, dual, परस्मैपदम्
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
नारदःNarada
नारदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भगवान्venerable, divine
भगवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootभगवत्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
ऋषिःsage
ऋषिः:
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the traditional epic motif that decisive moments are often accompanied by the arrival of a realized sage: ethical direction and higher perspective enter the scene when human actors are poised in uncertainty or transition.
While the group in the story remains standing in place, the divine sage Nārada comes onto the scene, marking a shift toward instruction, revelation, or a consequential message.