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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.72.33

इत्युक्त्वा भीमसेनाय प्रादाय महतीं गदाम् । द्वितीयां स्वयमादाय निर्जगाम पुराद् बहि: ॥ ३३ ॥
ity uktvā bhīmasenāya
[ity uktvaa bheemasenaaya]
prādāya mahatīṁ gadām
[praadaaya mahateem gadaam]
dvitīyāṁ svayam ādāya
[dviteeyaam svayam aadaaya]
nirjagāma purād bahiḥ
[nirjagaama puraad bahih]
Word-for-word
iti — thus uktvā — saying bhīmasenāya — to Bhīmasena prādāya — giving mahatīm — a large gadām — club dvitīyām — another svayam — himself ādāya — taking nirjagāma — he went out purāt — from the city bahiḥ — to the outside .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity uktvā bhīmasenāya
iti
thus
uktvā
saying
bhīmasenāya
to Bhīmasena
prādāya mahatīṁ gadām
prādāya
giving
mahatīm
a large
gadām
club
dvitīyāṁ svayam ādāya
dvitīyām
another
svayam
himself
ādāya
taking
nirjagāma purād bahiḥ
nirjagāma
he went out
purāt
from the city
bahiḥ
to the outside .
Important Words
  • mahatīm-gadām — a large club
    Adjective + accusative. Both maces are large; both heroes equally armed. Without Kṛṣṇa's sign at verse 41 this duel literally cannot end.
  • dvitīyām — another (a second)
    Accusative feminine. The mention of a 'second' mace underlines the parity. Jarāsandha's fairness is sincere — and yet.
  • purāt-bahiḥ — outside the city
    Ablative + adverb. Out of Girivraja — into the open fighting grounds. The city stays intact; the captive kings in the dungeon remain alive, waiting.
Having said this, Jarāsandha offered Bhīmasena a huge club, took up another himself and went outside the city.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Having said this, Jarāsandha offered Bhīmasena a huge club, took up another himself and went outside the city.
Commentary

"It is expected that I should satisfy the guest, please accept this huge club. I will be successful in this fight however even if you have such a big club." These words revealed his inner pride.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Jarāsandha gave (dāya) a large club to Bhīma with a smiling face (pra), offering it with his own hand (ā). He considered the large club to be good for Bhīma, since it could not be lifted. Or he gave a large club out of respect for his strength. He went outside the city in order to make the arena and so that the citizens could see his strength and sporting.

Related values & verses
Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomAbhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Hrih (Modesty / Sense of Shame)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)Karuna (Kindness / Compassion)
Related verses
BG 17.20 BG 5.7 BG 12.5 BG 5.4 BG 3.27 BG 10.4 BG 3.11 BG 18.1 BG 7.8 BG 13.1
Personal Guidance
Jarāsandha handed Bhīma a huge club, took another, and went outside the city. The honorable opponent gives his enemy a fair tool; the contest's fairness reflects character.
Reflection Questions
  • When I oppose someone, do I give them a fair chance to respond?
  • Where does my contest with someone need more honorable framing?
Analogy

The kṣatriya code stages a duel like a wedding: matched weapons, equal ground, public witnesses. Jarāsandha hands Bhīma a mace identical to his own. Equality is honoured to the last detail — and the equality is precisely why the duel will reach the impasse of verse 39 that needs Kṛṣṇa's intervention.

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