Shloka 7
गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel
Devanagari script
क्रियाभ्युपायैर्बहुभि्मायामप्सु प्रयोज्य च
Transliteration
kriyābhyupāyair bahubhir māyām apsu prayojya ca
Translation
“运用诸多切实的手段与计策，并且还在水面上施展幻术……”
Word by Word
क्रियाभ्युपायैःby means of practical expedients/actions
क्रियाभ्युपायैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रियाभ्युपाय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
बहुभिःwith many
बहुभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
मायाम्illusion; magical art; deception
मायाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमाया
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
प्रयोज्यhaving employed/applied
प्रयोज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रयुज्
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्यय (ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (gerund/absolutive)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line highlights that outcomes in conflict are often pursued through multiple expedients, including deceptive stratagems; it implicitly raises the ethical tension in the Mahābhārata between effective means (upāya) and righteous conduct (dharma).
Vāyudeva is describing (or introducing) the use of many action-based methods and a form of māyā—an illusory or deceptive device—applied in connection with water, as part of a broader account of tactics or extraordinary means.