Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ततः क्रुद्धो महाबाहुर्भीमसेनो5भ्यभाषत । कुत्सयन्निव कौन्तेयमर्जुनं भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ] तब महाबाहु भीमसेनको क्रोध चढ़ आया। उन्होंने कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनको फटकारते हुए-से कहा

Transliteration

tataḥ kruddho mahābāhur bhīmaseno ’bhyabhāṣata | kutsayann iva kaunteyam arjunaṃ bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Da ergriff Bhīmasena, der Mächtigarmige, vom Zorn überwältigt, das Wort—als wolle er tadeln—und wandte sich an Arjuna, Kuntīs Sohn, o Stier unter den Bharatas. Der Augenblick zeigte die moralische Spannung im Lager der Pāṇḍavas: gerechter Zorn und Ungeduld drängten gegen die Forderungen nach Selbstbeherrschung, Pflicht und strategischem Handeln im Krieg.“

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

क्रुद्धःangry

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one

भीमसेनःBhimasena (Bhima)

अभ्यभाषतspoke to, addressed

कुत्सयन्rebuking, censuring

इवas if, like

कौन्तेयम्the son of Kunti (Arjuna)

अर्जुनम्Arjuna

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Arjuna

Kuntī

Bharatas (Kuru lineage)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger can shape speech even among the righteous: in a dharmic struggle, moral urgency must be balanced with restraint and discernment, especially when addressing allies and leaders.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, provoked and furious, begins speaking to Arjuna in a reproachful tone—an internal moment of confrontation meant to spur action or accountability amid the pressures of the battlefield.