Shloka 9

Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)

Devanagari script

ततो लाडलमुद्यम्य भीममभ्यद्रवद्‌ बली

Transliteration

tato lāṅgalam udyamya bhīmam abhyadravad balī |

Translation

Sañjaya thưa: Bấy giờ, Balarāma dũng lực vô song nâng vũ khí lưỡi cày lên và lao thẳng về phía Bhīmasena. Với hai cánh tay giơ cao, bậc đại hồn ấy hiện ra như một ngọn núi trắng khổng lồ, rực rỡ kỳ ảo bởi muôn sắc khoáng thạch—một hình tượng sức mạnh áp đảo, sẵn sàng áp đặt lẽ công bằng giữa cuộc tranh chấp của các chiến binh.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya

• लाङ्गलम्: plough (weapon)
• लाङ्गलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाङ्गल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उद्यम्य: having lifted/raised
• उद्यम्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-यम्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), indeclinable

• भीमम्: Bhima
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यद्रवत्: ran towards, charged at
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बली: the strong one
• बली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Balarāma
• Bhīmasena
• lāṅgala (plough weapon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how immense power, when stirred by perceived injustice, can surge toward violence; it implicitly raises the ethical demand that strength be governed by dharma and restraint, especially among kṣatriyas whose honor-codes can quickly escalate conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Balarāma lifts his ploughshare weapon and charges toward Bhīma, his appearance compared to a great white mountain—signaling an imminent confrontation driven by anger and a desire to correct or punish.