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Shloka 9

Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)

ततो लाडलमुद्यम्य भीममभ्यद्रवद्‌ बली,ऐसा कहकर महाबली बलराम अपना हल उठाकर भीमसेनकी ओर दौड़े। उस समय अपनी भुजाएँ ऊपर उठाये हुए महात्मा बलरामजीका रूप अनेक धातुओंके कारण विचित्र शोभा पानेवाले महान्‌ श्वेतपर्वतके समान जान पड़ता था

tato lāṅgalam udyamya bhīmam abhyadravad balī |

അപ്പോൾ മഹാബലനായ ബലരാമൻ തന്റെ ലാംഗലായുധം ഉയർത്തി ഭീമസേനന്റെ നേരെ നേരിട്ട് പാഞ്ഞു. കൈകൾ ഉയർത്തിയ മഹാത്മാവായ ബലരാമന്റെ രൂപം പല ധാതുക്കളുടെ വർണകാന്തിയാൽ വിചിത്രമായി ദീപ്തമായ മഹാശ്വേതപർവതംപോലെ തോന്നി.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya
लाङ्गलम्plough (weapon)
लाङ्गलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलाङ्गल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उद्यम्यhaving lifted/raised
उद्यम्य:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-यम्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), indeclinable
भीमम्Bhima
भीमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अभ्यद्रवत्ran towards, charged at
अभ्यद्रवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-द्रु
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada
बलीthe strong one
बली:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Balarāma
B
Bhīmasena
L
lāṅgala (plough weapon)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how immense power, when stirred by perceived injustice, can surge toward violence; it implicitly raises the ethical demand that strength be governed by dharma and restraint, especially among kṣatriyas whose honor-codes can quickly escalate conflict.

Sañjaya reports that Balarāma lifts his ploughshare weapon and charges toward Bhīma, his appearance compared to a great white mountain—signaling an imminent confrontation driven by anger and a desire to correct or punish.