Shloka 51
Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)
Devanagari script
तौ बाहू परिघप्रख्यौ पेततुर्गजसत्तमात्
Transliteration
tau bāhū parighaprakhyau petatur gajasattamāt
Translation
పరిఘాలవలె బలమైన ఆ రెండు భుజాలు శ్రేష్ఠ గజం మీద నుండి కింద పడిపోయాయి।
Word by Word
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
बाहूarms
बाहू:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
परिघप्रख्यौresembling iron clubs/bars
परिघप्रख्यौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरिघ-प्रख्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
पेततुःfell
पेततुः:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Dual
गजसत्तमात्from the best of elephants
गजसत्तमात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootगजसत्तम
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaE
elephant (gaja)A
arms (bāhu)I
iron club/bar (parigha)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the fragility of martial power: even arms famed for strength can be severed or rendered helpless in war, reminding readers of the impermanence of bodily might and the grave cost of violence.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, a warrior’s two powerful arms—likened to heavy iron clubs—drop from an excellent elephant mount, indicating a brutal strike and the sudden collapse of that combatant’s fighting capacity.