Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज मार्गणैर्भारसाधनै:

Transliteration

tataḥ kruddho mahārāja mārgaṇair bhārasādhanaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, O great king, he—angered—attacked with heavy, forceful arrows.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त: क्रुद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (महा + राजन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्

• मार्गणैः: with arrows
• मार्गणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• भारसाधनैः: with weighty/strong (missiles); with heavy weapons
• भारसाधनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भारसाधन (भार + साधन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse implicitly warns that anger (krodha) escalates harm: when wrath governs action, even rightful martial capacity becomes ethically dangerous, pushing conduct away from restraint and discernment central to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, at this point in the battle, a warrior becomes enraged and responds by launching heavy, powerful arrows—signaling an intensification of the combat.