Shloka 59

Devanagari script

ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज भीमसेन: प्रतापवान्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ kruddho mahārāja bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Bhīmasena, the mighty and valorous warrior, became enraged, O King—his wrath rising in response to the unfolding violence of battle and the demands of vengeance and duty.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्ययम्

• क्रुद्धः: angered
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

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

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (भीम + सेन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• प्रतापवान्: mighty, valorous
• प्रतापवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'mahārāja')

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how intense emotions like anger arise amid war, yet in the epic context they are often framed within kṣatriya-dharma—where personal wrath is intertwined with perceived duty, justice, and the momentum of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma becomes furious, signaling an imminent escalation—Bhīma is about to act with force and valor in the ongoing combat of the Karṇa Parva.