Shloka 72

Devanagari script

तस्य क्रोधाभिभूतस्य समरेष्वनिवर्तिन:

Transliteration

tasya krodhābhibhūtasya samareṣv anivartinaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Overpowered by anger, and one who would not turn back in battles, he stood firm in the fight—his wrath driving him onward without retreat.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• क्रोधाभिभूतस्य: of (one) overcome by anger
• क्रोधाभिभूतस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधाभिभूत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• समरेषु: in battles
• समरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अनिवर्तिनः: of (one) not turning back; unretreating
• अनिवर्तिनः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिवर्तिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how anger can seize a warrior’s mind and propel relentless action; it implicitly raises an ethical tension in dharma-yuddha: courage and steadfastness are praised, yet anger as a motive can cloud judgment and lead to excess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior in the thick of combat who, overcome by wrath, refuses to withdraw from the battlefield, pressing on with unwavering resolve.