Shloka 32

भीष्मरक्षण-उद्योगः, शिखण्डि-विवर्जनं, सर्वतोभद्र-व्यूहः

Protection of Bhīṣma, Exemption of Śikhaṇḍin, and the Sarvatobhadra Array

Devanagari script

ततः परमसंक्रुद्धो विस्फार्य सुमहद्‌ धनु: । राक्षसेन्द्रो महाबाहुर्विनदन्‌ भैरवं रवम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ parama-saṅkruddho visphārya sumahad dhanuḥ | rākṣasendro mahābāhur vinadan bhairavaṃ ravam ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Dann, von äußerster Wut ergriffen, spannte der mächtigarme Herr der Rākṣasas seinen gewaltigen Bogen bis zum Äußersten und stieß einen furchterregenden Schrei aus.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: adverb

• परम: exceedingly, very (as intensifier with saṃkruddhaḥ)
• परम: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संक्रुद्धः: enraged, furious
• संक्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संक्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विस्फार्य: having stretched (drawn)
• विस्फार्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+स्फृ
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage), prior action

• सुमहत्: very great, huge
• सुमहत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु+महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• राक्षस-इन्द्रः: lord of the Rakshasas
• राक्षस-इन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महा-बाहुः: mighty-armed
• महा-बाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विनदन्: roaring, sounding
• विनदन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+नद्
• Form: present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भैरवम्: terrible, dreadful
• भैरवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भैरव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रवम्: sound, roar
• रवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• rākṣasendra (Ghaṭotkaca, implied by context)
• bow (dhanuḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) amplifies destructive power: martial strength, when driven by rage, escalates conflict and suffering. It implicitly contrasts uncontrolled fury with the ideal of disciplined valor and self-restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a fearsome battlefield moment: the chief of the Rākṣasas (contextually Ghaṭotkaca) becomes intensely enraged, draws his huge bow, and emits a terrifying roar—signaling an imminent, violent offensive.