Mahabharata · 1.202.3–4
॥
Devanāgarī
गदापट्टिशधारिण्या शूलमुद्गरहस्तया ॥
प्रस्थितौ सहधर्मिण्या महत्या दैत्यसेनया ॥
मङ्गलैः स्तुतिभिश् चापि विजयप्रतिसंहितैः ॥
चारणैः स्तूयमानौ तु जग्मतुः परया मुदा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
gadāpaṭṭiśadhāriṇyā śūlamudgarahastayā ||
prasthitau sahadharmiṇyā mahatyā daityasenayā ||
maṅgalaiḥ stutibhiś cāpi vijayapratisaṃhitaiḥ ||
cāraṇaiḥ stūyamānau tu jagmatuḥ parayā mudā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
गदापट्टिशधारिण्या शूलमुद्गरहस्तयाgadāpaṭṭiśadhāriṇyā śūlamudgarahastayāwith the army, like a wife, bearing maces and paṭṭiśa-spears, holding pikes and hammers in hand,
प्रस्थितौ सहधर्मिण्या महत्या दैत्यसेनयाprasthitau sahadharmiṇyā mahatyā daityasenayāthey set out with the great daitya host, accompanying them like a wife;
मङ्गलैः स्तुतिभिः च अपि विजयप्रतिसंहितैःmaṅgalaiḥ stutibhiḥ ca api vijayapratisaṃhitaiḥwith blessings and praises joined with the wish for victory,
चारणैः स्तूयमानौ तु जग्मतुः परया मुदाcāraṇaiḥ stūyamānau tu jagmatuḥ parayā mudāpraised by the chāraṇas, they went forth with the utmost joy;
स्तुतिभिश्stutibhiśoriginal form "stutibhiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"They set out with the great daitya host, bearing maces, paṭṭiśa-spears, pikes, and hammers, accompanying them like a wife; praised by the chāraṇas with blessings and praises joined with the wish for victory, they went forth with the utmost joy."
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c8e7bd30815b · published Jul 12, 2026, 6:01:16 PM UTC
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Here the host is called their "wife" — a bitter irony. It is telling that war becomes the companion of these inseparable brothers: weapons replace peace and rest for them. This reveals that one who gives himself over to violence is wedded to ruin. Thus the scripture shows the warlike intoxication of the asuras; and the flatterers' praise only fans their ruinous pride.