Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 27

अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः

Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

आसाद्य भीमसेन ते संरब्धा युद्धदुर्मदा:

Transliteration

āsādya bhīmasena te saṃrabdhā yuddha-durmadāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having closed in upon Bhīmasena, they—enraged and made reckless by the intoxication of battle—pressed forward to fight him.

Word by Word

• आसाद्य: having approached / reaching
• आसाद्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• भीमसेनम्: Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Plural

• संरब्धाः: enraged / excited
• संरब्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-√रभ्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युद्धदुर्मदाः: maddened by battle / battle-intoxicated
• युद्धदुर्मदाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्ध-दुर्मद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger and battle-frenzy can overpower judgment: warriors, intoxicated by combat, rush toward a formidable opponent. It implicitly warns that uncontrolled passion (krodha, durmada) drives action in war, often eclipsing discernment and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a group of warriors closes in on Bhīma. They are provoked and emboldened by the heat of battle, and they advance to engage him directly.