Shloka 13

अध्याय १५९ — रात्रौ श्रमविरामः

Night Exhaustion and Brief Pause in Battle

Devanagari script

प्रातिपेयस्तु संक्रुद्ध: शक्ति भीमस्य वक्षसि

Transliteration

prātipeyastu saṅkruddhaḥ śaktiṃ bhīmasya vakṣasi

Translation

Sañjaya said: Enraged, Prātipeya hurled his spear at Bhīma’s chest—showing how battlefield wrath drives warriors to decisive, life-taking blows, where courage and restraint are tested amid the chaos of dharma’s tragic contest.

Word by Word

• प्रातिपेयः: Pratipeya (a proper name)
• प्रातिपेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रातिपेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• संक्रुद्धः: enraged
• संक्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संक्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्तिम्: spear/javelin (weapon)
• शक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमस्य: of Bhima
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वक्षसि: on/into the chest
• वक्षसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Prātipeya
• Bhīma
• śakti (spear/javelin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can dominate judgment in war, pushing a warrior toward lethal, immediate action; it implicitly contrasts the kṣatriya duty to fight with the ethical danger of being ruled by rage rather than disciplined resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the warrior Prātipeya, overcome with fury, casts a śakti (spear/javelin) aimed at Bhīma’s chest during the battle in Droṇa Parva.