Shloka 17

Devanagari script

गदायुद्धे$सियुद्धे च रथयुद्धे च पाण्डव: । पारगश्न धनुर्युद्धे बभूवाथ धनंजय:,पाण्डुनन्दन धनंजय गदा, खड्ग, रथ तथा धनुषद्वारा युद्ध करनेकी कलामें पारंगत हुए

Transliteration

gadāyuddhe ’siyuddhe ca rathayuddhe ca pāṇḍavaḥ | pāragas tu dhanuryuddhe babhūvātha dhanañjayaḥ ||

Translation

ဝိုင်ရှမ္ပာယနက ဆို၏— ပाण्डဝ အာర్జုန (ဓနဉ္ဇယ) သည် စစ်ပညာအမျိုးမျိုး၌ ပြည့်စုံကျွမ်းကျင်လာ၍ ဂဒါဖြင့်လည်းကောင်း၊ ဓားဖြင့်လည်းကောင်း၊ ရထားစစ်၌လည်းကောင်း တတ်မြောက်ပြီး အထူးသဖြင့် မြားပစ်ပညာ၌ အလွန်ထူးချွန်하였다။

Word by Word

• गदायुद्धे: in mace-fighting
• गदायुद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदायुद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• असियुद्धे: in sword-fighting
• असियुद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: असियुद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• रथयुद्धे: in chariot-fighting
• रथयुद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथयुद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• पाण्डवः: the Pandava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पारगः: skilled, proficient
• पारगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनुर्युद्धे: in archery-combat
• धनुर्युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुर्युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• बभूव: became / was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• gadā (mace)
• asi (sword)
• ratha (chariot)
• dhanuḥ (bow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined cultivation of skills as part of kṣatriya-dharma: mastery of weapons and methods of warfare is not mere aggression, but preparation to protect order and face future ethical trials with competence and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) becoming proficient in multiple forms of combat—mace, sword, chariot-fighting, and especially archery—establishing his stature as a foremost warrior among the Pāṇḍavas.