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Shloka 20

अर्जुन–उलूपीसंवादः

Arjuna and Ulūpī: Explanation of Śānti and the Maṇipūra Resolution

तस्यापतत एवाशु गदां हेमपरिष्कृताम्‌ । शरैश्वकर्त बहुधा बहुभिग्गुप्रवाजितै:,उसके आते ही अर्जुनने गृध्रपंखयुक्त बहुसंख्यक बाणोंद्वारा उसकी सुवर्णभूषित गदाके शीघ्र ही अनेक टुकड़े कर डाले

tasyāpatata evāśu gadāṃ hemapariṣkṛtām | śaraiś cakarta bahudhā bahubhir gṛdhrapravājitaiḥ ||

ਉਹ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਟੁੱਟ ਕੇ ਆਇਆ, ਅਰਜੁਨ ਨੇ ਗਿਧ ਦੇ ਪਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਅਨੇਕਾਂ ਬਾਣਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਸੋਨੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਜੀ ਗਦਾ ਨੂੰ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਹੀ ਕਈ ਟੁਕੜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੀਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ।

तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अपततःas (he) was falling/attacking (lit. falling down)
अपततः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (पतति)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
आशुquickly
आशु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआशु
गदाम्mace
गदाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगदा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
हेम-परिष्कृताम्adorned/ornamented with gold
हेम-परिष्कृताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहेम + परिष्कृत (परि-√कृ, क्त)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अकर्तhe made/did (i.e., cut/broke)
अकर्त:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करोति)
FormAorist (Luṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
बहुधाin many ways / into many pieces
बहुधा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुधा
बहुभिःwith many
बहुभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
गुप्रवाजितैःimpelled/shot with (the sound/force of) 'gu' (i.e., swiftly-driven)
गुप्रवाजितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootगु-प्रवाजित (प्र-√वाज्/वाजय्, क्त)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
A
Arjuna
G
gadā (mace)
Ś
śara (arrows)
G
gṛdhra-pakṣa (vulture feathers)
H
hema (gold)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights disciplined kṣatriya conduct: in a dangerous encounter, one should act swiftly and skillfully to neutralize a lethal threat, using proportionate force and mastery rather than uncontrolled rage.

As an opponent charges wielding a gold-decorated mace, Arjuna immediately fires many vulture-feathered arrows and breaks the mace into multiple pieces, preventing its use in close combat.