Shloka 48
Devanagari script
घटोत्कचस्तु संक्रुद्धों दृष्टवा चक्रं निपातितम्
Transliteration
ghaṭotkacastu saṁkruddho dṛṣṭvā cakraṁ nipātitam
Translation
Sañjaya sprach: Als er sah, dass die Scheibe zu Boden gebracht worden war, loderte Ghaṭotkaca in Zorn auf—empört über die jähe Abwehr der Waffe und den Umschwung des Kriegsglücks.
Word by Word
घटोत्कचःGhaṭotkaca
घटोत्कचः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootघटोत्कच
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
संक्रुद्धःenraged, furious
संक्रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसंक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वान्त), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
चक्रम्discus/wheel (chakra)
चक्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
निपातितम्fallen/caused to fall, struck down
निपातितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिपातित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaG
GhaṭotkacaC
cakra (discus/weapon)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly anger can surge in war when one’s power or advantage is checked; it foreshadows escalation and reminds that uncontrolled wrath often drives the next, harsher act.
Sañjaya reports that Ghaṭotkaca, upon seeing a discus/weapon brought down or neutralized, becomes intensely angry—signaling an imminent intensification of his response on the battlefield.