Shloka 30
Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam
Devanagari script
तमुद्वीक्ष्य गदाहस्तं ततस्ते गजसादिन:
Transliteration
tam udvīkṣya gadāhastaṃ tatas te gajasādinaḥ
Translation
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—கதை கைப்பிடித்த அவனைப் பார்த்ததும், யானைகளை வீழ்த்துவோர் போன்ற அந்த வீரர்கள் அவன் பக்கம் திரும்பி அடுத்த மோதலுக்குத் தயாரானார்கள்।
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उद्वीक्ष्यhaving looked at / seeing
उद्वीक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-√ईक्ष्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
गदाहस्तम्with a mace in (his) hand; mace-handed
गदाहस्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगदाहस्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ततःthen / thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
गजसादिनःelephant-riders / those mounted on elephants
गजसादिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगजसादिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaG
gadā (mace)G
gajasādinaḥ (elephant-slayers/warriors)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ethic of alertness and readiness: warriors respond to a visible sign of threat (a mace-bearing opponent) with coordinated attention and preparation, underscoring how perception drives action in war.
Sañjaya narrates that, upon noticing a combatant holding a mace, the opposing fighters—described as capable of felling elephants—react and prepare to engage, signaling an imminent clash.