Mahabharata 9.31.8 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 31, Shloka 8
गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel
Devanagari script
क्रियाभ्युपायैरिन्द्रेण निहता दैत्यदानवा:
Translation
क्रियाभ्युपायैरिन्द्रेण निहता दैत्यदानवाः॥
Word by Word
क्रियाभ्युपायैःby means of practical/strategic measures
क्रियाभ्युपायैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रियाभ्युपाय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
इन्द्रेणby Indra
इन्द्रेण:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
निहताःslain/killed
निहताः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootनि-हन्
Formkta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
दैत्यदानवाःDaityas and Danavas (demons)
दैत्यदानवाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Sandhi Notes
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