Shloka 77
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
Devanagari script
अथोत्द्ुष्टं तदा हृष्टे: सर्वेर्देवेरदायुधै:
Transliteration
athotduṣṭaṃ tadā hṛṣṭaiḥ sarvair devair adāyudhaiḥ
Translation
அப்போது மகிழ்ச்சியுற்ற எல்லா தேவர்களும் ஆயுதங்களை ஏந்தி அந்தத் தீயவனை எதிர்த்து போரிட்டனர்.
Word by Word
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
उत्up/utterly (prefix-like particle)
उत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत्
दुष्टम्wicked/evil (thing/person)
दुष्टम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्ट
Formneuter, accusative, singular
तदाat that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
हृष्टैःby/with the delighted (ones)
हृष्टैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootहृष्ट
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
सर्वैःby all
सर्वैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
देवैःby the gods
देवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
अदायुधैःby those without weapons/unarmed
अदायुधैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअदायुध
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)T
the gods (devas)W
weapons (āyudha)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Adharma provokes a corrective response: when wrongdoing becomes extreme, the protectors of order unite decisively. The verse frames ethical governance as active—righteous forces do not remain passive in the face of destructive wickedness.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a moment when the gods, filled with resolve and even exhilaration, arm themselves to confront a profoundly wicked adversary, signaling an impending divine action against that threat.