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Shloka 236

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)

शक्रदेवाय चिक्षेप सर्वशैक्यायसीं गदाम्‌ | जिसके घोड़े मारे गये थे, उसी रथपर खड़े हुए महाबली भीमसेनने शक्रदेवको लक्ष्य करके सम्पूर्णतः लोहेके सारतत्त्वकी बनी हुई अपनी गदा चलायी

śakradevāya cikṣepa sarvaśaikyāyasīṃ gadām |

సంజయుడు పలికెను—గుర్రాలు హతమైన అదే రథంపై నిలిచిన మహాబలుడు భీమసేనుడు శక్రదేవుని లక్ష్యంగా చేసుకొని సంపూర్ణ ఇనుముతో చేసిన తన గదను విసిరెను।

शक्रदेवायto Shakra (Indra)
शक्रदेवाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootशक्रदेव
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
चिक्षेपthrew / hurled
चिक्षेप:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootक्षिप्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वशैक्यायसीम्made wholly of refined iron/steel
सर्वशैक्यायसीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व-शैक्य-आयस
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गदाम्mace
गदाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगदा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhīmasena (implied by the accompanying narrative gloss)
Ś
Śakradeva
G
gadā (mace)
R
ratha (chariot; implied by the narrative gloss)
A
aśva (horses; implied by the narrative gloss)

Educational Q&A

In the battlefield ethic of the Mahābhārata, steadfastness (dhairya) and kṣatriya-dharma are highlighted: even when one’s chariot is compromised and circumstances are adverse, a warrior is expected to maintain resolve and act decisively rather than collapse into despair.

Sañjaya reports that Bhīmasena, positioned on a chariot whose horses have been killed, targets Śakradeva and throws his heavy iron mace at him, intensifying the close-quarters violence of the encounter.