Shloka 50

Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57

Devanagari script

गदानिपातं प्रज्ञाय भीमसेनं च वज्चितम्‌ | वज्चयित्वा तदा भीम॑ गदया कुरुसत्तम:

Transliteration

gadānipātaṁ prajñāya bhīmasenaṁ ca vañcitam | vañcayitvā tadā bhīmaṁ gadayā kurusattamaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Menyedari hayunan menurun gada itu dan melihat Bhīmasena terpedaya seketika, yang terbaik antara kaum Kuru lalu memperdaya Bhīma dan memukulnya dengan gadanya.

Word by Word

• गदा-निपातम्: the fall/strike of the mace
• गदा-निपातम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा-निपात
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रज्ञाय: having understood/knowing
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ज्ञा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वञ्चितम्: deceived/outwitted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वञ्चित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वञ्चयित्वा: having deceived/outwitted
• Type: Verb
• Root: वञ्च्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund) in -त्वा, Parasmaipada (usage)

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• भीमम्: Bhima
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• कुरु-सत्तमः: the best of the Kurus (Duryodhana)
• कुरु-सत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• gadā (mace)
• kurusattamaḥ (foremost Kuru; Duryodhana)