Shloka 50

Devanagari script

तत्राक्रुध्यद्‌ भीमसेनो धृष्टद्युम्नस्य मारिष

Transliteration

tatrākrudhyad bhīmaseno dhṛṣṭadyumnasya māriṣa

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Thereupon Bhīmasena grew angry—O revered one—on account of Dhṛṣṭadyumna.”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that place
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अक्रुध्यत्: became angry; was enraged
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धृष्टद्युम्नस्य: of Dhrishtadyumna
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मारिष: O sir; O noble one
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how intense emotion—especially anger—arises in war from allegiance and perceived injustice. It implicitly warns that even when anger feels justified, it becomes a powerful driver of action and must be understood within dharma and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, in that moment, Bhīma became enraged in connection with Dhṛṣṭadyumna—indicating a turning point where Bhīma’s emotions are stirred and the battle narrative moves toward a forceful response.