Shloka 92

Devanagari script

श्वेत: क्रोधसमाविष्टो भ्रामयित्वा तु तां गदाम्‌

Transliteration

śvetaḥ krodhasamāviṣṭo bhrāmayitvā tu tāṃ gadām

Translation

Overcome by anger, Śveta whirled that mace about.

Word by Word

• श्वेतः: Shveta (proper name)
• श्वेतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रोधसमाविष्टः: possessed/overcome by anger
• क्रोधसमाविष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध-समाविष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रामयित्वा: having whirled/caused to whirl
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (causative sense)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ताम्: that (her/it) [referring to the mace]
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śveta
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger can seize a person and propel action; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, krodha is a powerful inner enemy that clouds judgment and intensifies conflict, even when one is acting within the duties of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Śveta on the battlefield: enraged, he swings/whirls his mace, preparing to strike—an immediate prelude to a forceful attack.