Shloka 10
मौसलपर्व — अध्याय ८
Arjuna’s evacuation of Dvārakā, Vasudeva’s rites, and the caravan’s crisis
Devanagari script
गदापरिघशक्तीनां सहा: परिघबाहव:
Transliteration
gadā-parigha-śaktīnāṃ sahāḥ parigha-bāhavaḥ
Translation
गदापरिघशक्तीनां सहाः परिघबाहवः।
Word by Word
गदाof maces
गदा:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगदा
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
परिघof iron clubs/bars
परिघ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपरिघ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
शक्तीनाम्of spears/javelins
शक्तीनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
सहाःable to bear/endure; strong
सहाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
परिघबाहवःthose whose arms are like iron clubs (club-armed men)
परिघबाहवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरिघबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
अर्जुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
अ
अर्जुन (Arjuna)ग
गदा (mace)प
परिघ (iron club)श
शक्ति (spear/javelin)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the accumulation of weapons and brute strength, when gathered in a group, signals impending harm; it implicitly warns that power without restraint accelerates adharma and collective ruin.
Arjuna is depicting a body of fighters equipped with heavy weapons—maces, clubs, and spears—emphasizing their formidable, club-like arms and their assembled readiness for violent action.