Shloka 67

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents

Devanagari script

अथ तां पतितां दृष्टवा गृह्मान्यां च महागदाम्‌

Transliteration

atha tāṁ patitāṁ dṛṣṭvā gṛhmānyāṁ ca mahāgadām

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ତାହାପରେ ତାକୁ ପତିତ ଦେଖି ଏବଂ ସେଠାରେ ପଡ଼ିଥିବା ମହାଗଦାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦେଖି, ଦର୍ଶକମାନେ ହିଂସାର କଠୋର ପରିଣାମ ସମ୍ମୁଖୀନ ହେଲେ। ଯେତେବେଳେ ଭାଗ୍ୟ ଓ ଧର୍ମର ପ୍ରତିଦଣ୍ଡ ଯୋଦ୍ଧାଙ୍କ ବିରୋଧରେ ଘୁରେ, ଗର୍ବ ଓ ପ୍ରଭାବ କେତେ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଭାଙ୍ଗିପଡ଼େ!

Word by Word

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

• ताम्: her/that (f.)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पतिताम्: fallen
• पतिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतित
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• गृह्मान्याम्: Gṛhmānī (a woman/person named thus)
• गृह्मान्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह्मानी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• महागदाम्: the great mace
• महागदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महागदा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• mahāgadā (great mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the immediacy of karmic and martial consequence: weapons and strength do not guarantee security, and the fall of a figure alongside a mighty weapon highlights the fragility of power amid adharma-driven conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya narrates a battlefield moment: someone previously central to the scene is seen fallen, and a great mace is noticed lying on the ground, signaling a decisive turn—injury, defeat, or death—within the ongoing combat.