Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 15

Bhīma–Duryodhana Gadāyuddha Saṃkalpa

Resolve for the Mace Duel

Devanagari script

यमाभ्यां युयुधानाद्‌ वा ये चान्ये तव सैनिका: । एक: सर्वानहं क्रुद्धो वारयिष्ये युधि स्थित:

Transliteration

yamābhyāṁ yuyudhānād vā ye cānye tava sainikāḥ | ekaḥ sarvān ahaṁ kruddho vārayiṣye yudhi sthitaḥ ||

Translation

Dù là hai người con song sinh của Mādrī, hay Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki), hay bất cứ dũng sĩ nào khác trong quân ngài—khi đứng vững giữa chiến địa, bừng bừng phẫn nộ, một mình ta cũng sẽ chặn đứng tất cả bọn họ.

Word by Word

• यमाभ्याम्: by the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• यमाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• युयुधानात्: from Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• युयुधानात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• सैनिकाः: soldiers
• सैनिकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एकः: alone / single
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वान्: all (of you)
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• क्रुद्धः: angered
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) → क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वारयिष्ये: I shall restrain / stop
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु) [वारयति-प्रयोग, णिच्] → वारयिष्ये
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 1st, Singular, Ātmanepada

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (प्रातिपदिक: युध्/युद्ध)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• स्थितः: standing / stationed
• स्थितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness in battle, but also exposes the ethical tension of pride and wrath: confidence becomes morally precarious when grounded in anger (krodha) and self-exaltation rather than disciplined duty (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shalya Parva war setting, a warrior voice (reported by Sañjaya) declares fearlessness toward prominent Pāṇḍava-aligned fighters—especially the twins Nakula-Sahadeva and Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)—and boasts that he alone, standing in battle, will prevent them from advancing.