Shloka 27

Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana

The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint

Devanagari script

मण्डलानि विचित्राणि चरतोर्नृपभीमयो: । गदासम्पातजास्तत्र प्रजज्ञु: पावकार्चिष:,विचित्र मण्डलों (पैंतरों)-से विचरते हुए राजा दुर्योधन और भीमसेनकी गदाओंके टकरानेसे वहाँ आगकी लपटें प्रकट होने लगीं

Transliteration

maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi carator nṛpabhīmayor | gadāsampātajāstatra prajajñuḥ pāvakārcīṃṣiḥ ||

Translation

都利约陀那王与毗摩塞那踏着奇巧的回旋步法游走；两人铁锤般的巨杵猛烈相击之处，战场上竟迸现出火舌般的焰光。

Word by Word

• मण्डलानि: circles/maneuvers
• मण्डलानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• विचित्राणि: variegated, wondrous
• विचित्राणि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• चरतॊः: of the two moving/roaming
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Present, Third, Dual

• नृपभीमयोः: of the king (Duryodhana) and Bhima
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + भीम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• गदासम्पातजाः: born from the collision of maces
• गदासम्पातजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गदा + सम्पात + ज
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• प्रजज्ञुः: arose, came into being
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural

• पावकार्चिषः: flames of fire
• पावकार्चिषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक + अर्चिस्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Duryodhana
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• gadā (mace)
• pāvaka (fire/flames)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how unchecked hostility and pride intensify conflict: even the very weapons seem to kindle fire, symbolizing the self-feeding nature of violence and the destructive consequences of a war pursued beyond restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana and Bhīma circle each other with complex footwork in a mace duel; when their maces collide, sparks and flame-like flashes appear, emphasizing the ferocity and climactic tension of their combat.