Shloka 23

अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः

Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

अक्कुद्धयत रणे भीमस्तैर्म॑थे प्रत्यवस्थितै:

Transliteration

akrudhyata raṇe bhīmas tair mathe pratyavasthitaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the thick of battle, Bhīma did not yield to anger. Facing the warriors who stood in close formation, he held his ground with steady resolve—disciplined strength, courage governed by self-control amid the pressures of war.

Word by Word

• अक्रुद्ध्यत्: became angry / was enraged
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तैः: by/with those
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• मथे: in the melee / in the churning (of battle)
• मथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रत्यवस्थितैः: standing firm/opposed, arrayed against (him)
• प्रत्यवस्थितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यवस्थित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• battlefield (raṇa)