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Shloka 226

धृतराष्ट्रस्य क्रतु-प्रवर्तनम् तथा पाण्डवानां निमन्त्रण-प्रतिवचनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Sacrifice Commences and the Pandavas’ Reply to the Invitation

उत्पपातासनात्‌ क्रुद्धो वधे तेषां समाहितः । गन्धवोकोी भयभीत देखकर गन्धर्वराज चित्रसेनको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ। वे शत्रुओंके वधका दृढ़ संकल्प लेकर अपने आसनसे उछल पड़े

utpapātāsanāt kruddho vadhe teṣāṃ samāhitaḥ | gandharvarājas citrasenaḥ bhayabhītān dṛṣṭvā mahākruddho 'bhavat | sa śatrūṇāṃ vadhaṃ dṛḍha-niścayaṃ kṛtvā svāsanād utplutya samutthitaḥ ||

قال فايشَمبايانا: لما رآهم قد استولى عليهم الفزع، اشتعل ملك الغندرفا تشيتراسينا غضبًا. وقد ثبّت ذهنه على إهلاكهم، وعزم عزمًا قاطعًا على قتل الأعداء، فوثب من مجلسه وثبةً، مستعدًا للفعل. ويُبرز هذا المقطع كيف أن الغضب إذا اقترن بإرادة صلبة انقلب سريعًا إلى نيةٍ عنيفة—وهو تحذيرٌ أخلاقي في سياق الصراع المتنامي.

उत्पपातleapt up
उत्पपात:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-√पत्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
आसनात्from (his) seat
आसनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootआसन
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
क्रुद्धःangry
क्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वधेin/for the slaying
वधे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवध
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
समाहितःresolved; intent; composed
समाहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
G
Gandharva
G
Gandharvarāja Citrasena
Ā
āsana (seat/throne)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how fear in others can provoke wrath and how anger, when coupled with concentrated resolve (samāhita), quickly becomes a drive toward violence. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, it serves as a caution about the momentum of krodha (anger) and the need for restraint even amid conflict.

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Gandharva-king Citrasena, seeing the opponents frightened, becomes intensely angry and, determined to kill the enemies, leaps up from his seat—signaling the immediate escalation toward combat.