Shloka 73

Devanagari script

त॑ हद प्राविशच्चापि विष्टभ्याप: स्वमायया । वह हाथमें गदा लेकर तीव्र वेगसे भागा और अपनी मायासे जलको स्तम्भित करके उस सरोवरके भीतर जा घुसा

Transliteration

taṁ hradaṁ prāviśac cāpi viṣṭabhyāpaḥ svamāyayā | sa hastamāṁ gadāṁ gṛhītvā tīvra-vegena jagāma, svamāyayā ca jalāni stambhayitvā tasmin sarasi praviśya nyaviśat ||

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—అతడు గదను చేతబట్టి మహావేగంతో పరుగెత్తి, తన మాయాశక్తితో జలాన్ని స్థంభింపజేసి ఆ సరస్సులో ప్రవేశించి అక్కడే దాగి ఉన్నాడు।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ह: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• प्राविशत्: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• विष्टभ्य: having propped up/held back
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + स्तभ्
• Form: Lyap (absolutive/gerund), Active

• अपः: waters
• अपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• स्व: by his own
• स्व: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• मायया: illusion/magic
• मायया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• hrada (lake)
• āpaḥ (waters)
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary power (māyā) can be used for evasion and concealment in war; ethically, it invites reflection on whether survival-driven stratagems align with kṣatriya-dharma or represent a lapse into adharma when used to avoid rightful confrontation.

What is happening in the narrative?

A warrior, carrying a mace, runs swiftly to a lake and—using his own supernatural power—stillens or restrains the waters, then enters the lake to hide or take refuge within it.