Shloka 27

Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma–Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ

Mace-duel’s intense exchange

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा राजशार्दूल गदामादाय वीर्यवान्‌

Transliteration

ity uktvā rājaśārdūla gadām ādāya vīryavān

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Setelah berkata demikian, pahlawan yang perkasa itu pun menyambar gada—menyapa raja sebagai “harimau di antara para raja”—lalu bersiap untuk bertindak, menandakan tekad dan kesegeraan dharma peperangan dalam pertempuran yang sedang menggelora.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active, same as main verb's agent

• राजशार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजशार्दूल
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• आदाय: having taken up
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active, same as main verb's agent

• वीर्यवान्: the valorous one
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• rājaśārdūla (epithet for the king, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra in context)
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores decisive action following speech: in a warrior-ethic context, words culminate in responsibility and readiness to act, reflecting kṣatriya-dharma and steadfast resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

After making a statement (in the preceding lines), the valorous figure immediately takes up a mace, indicating preparation for combat; Sañjaya narrates this to the king (addressed as rājaśārdūla).