Shloka 95

वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च

The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच श्रुत्वैतत्‌ क्रोधताम्राक्ष: पुत्रशोकसमन्वित:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca śrutvैतat krodha-tāmrākṣaḥ putra-śoka-samanvitaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Hearing this, he—his eyes reddened with anger and overwhelmed by grief for his son—was inwardly consumed by sorrow and wrath.

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Active

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• क्रोधताम्राक्षः: he whose eyes were copper-red with anger
• क्रोधताम्राक्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधताम्राक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुत्रशोकसमन्वितः: afflicted/possessed by grief for (his) son
• पुत्रशोकसमन्वितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रशोकसमन्वित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त), सम् + अन्वि + इ (समन्वित)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how intense grief (putra-śoka) can inflame anger (krodha), clouding judgment in crisis; it implicitly warns that unchecked emotion in war accelerates adharma and further suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that, upon hearing some news, a person (not named in this half-verse) reacts with eyes reddened by anger and is overcome by sorrow for his son, signaling an emotionally charged turn in the unfolding battle events.