महाभारत · 1.1.152
॥
देवनागरी
यदाश्रौषं विविधांस् तात मार्गान् ।
गदायुद्धे मण्डलं संचरन्तम् ।
मिथ्या हतं वासुदेवस्य बुद्ध्या ।
तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
yadāśrauṣaṃ vividhāṃs tāta mārgān |
gadāyuddhe maṇḍalaṃ saṃcarantam |
mithyā hataṃ vāsudevasya buddhyā |
tadā nāśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
यदाyadāwhen
अश्रौषम्aśrauṣamI heard
विविधान्vividhānvarious; diverse
तातtātaO dear one (address)
मार्गान्mārgāntechniques; methods
गदायुद्धेgadā-yuddhein the mace duel
मण्डलम्maṇḍalamcircle (circular movements)
संचरन्तम्saṃcarantammoving; circling
मिथ्याmithyāunfairly; by an unlawful means
हतम्hatamstruck down; slain
वासुदेवस्य बुद्ध्याvāsudevasya buddhyāby the design (intention) of Vasudeva (Krishna)
तदाtadāthen
न आशंसेna āśaṃseI do not hope; there is no hope
विजयायvijayāyafor victory
संजयsaṃjayaO Sanjaya
यदाश्रौषंyadāśrauṣaṃoriginal form 'yadāśrauṣaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
विविधांस्vividhāṃsoriginal form 'vividhāṃs', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
गदायुद्धेgadāyuddheoriginal form 'gadāyuddhe', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
मण्डलंmaṇḍalaṃoriginal form 'maṇḍalaṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
हतंhataṃoriginal form 'hataṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
नाशंसेnāśaṃseoriginal form 'nāśaṃse', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अनुवाद
"When I heard that [Duryodhana], who employed various techniques in the mace duel and circled about, was struck down by an unlawful blow through Vasudeva's (Krishna's) design -- then, O Sanjaya, I lost hope of victory."
संस्करण
e6c2f36dde9c · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 2:16:08 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Duryodhana, skilled in the mace duel, was felled by a blow below the waist, dealt by Bhima at Krishna's signal. Outwardly this is an 'unfair' stroke -- but behind it stands a higher justice: Duryodhana had long since transgressed every dharma (deceit at dice, the attempt to burn the Pandavas alive, the dishonoring of Draupadi), and so had forfeited any claim to its protection. The Lord, master of dharma, knows best when and how justice must be done; His 'design' (buddhi) fulfills not the letter of the rules but their deepest meaning -- the triumph of righteousness. A devotee who follows Krishna's direction acts blamelessly even where the ordinary eye sees a violation.