Shloka 41

Devanagari script

है प् विद ऐ + () पे ५ कि ५ हं ः है. | + डी ततस्तां भीमनिर्घोषामापतन्ती महागदाम्‌

Transliteration

tatas tāṃ bhīmanirghoṣām āpatantīṃ mahāgadām

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—ततः स तां भीमनिर्घोषामापतन्तीं महागदाम् अपश्यत्।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• tām: that (her/it)
• tām: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• bhīma-nirghoṣām: having a terrible roar/sound
• bhīma-nirghoṣām: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīmanirghoṣā
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• āpatantīm: falling upon/charging towards
• āpatantīm: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: āpatat
• Form: present active participle (śatṛ), feminine, accusative, singular

• mahā-gadām: a great mace
• mahā-gadām: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahāgadā
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• mahāgadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the warrior’s ordeal: when overwhelming force rushes in, one must meet it with composure and disciplined action. It reflects kṣatriya-dharma—steadfastness and skill under threat—rather than panic or cruelty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a massive mace, terrifying in its roar, flying toward a combatant. The line sets the immediate battlefield tension just before impact or a defensive response.