Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ततः समुत्पेतुरुदायु धास्ते महीक्षितो बद्धगोधाड्गुलित्रा: । जिघांसमाना: कुरुराजपुत्रा- वमर्षयन्तो<र्जुनभीमसेनौ,तब हाथोंमें गोहके चमड़ेके दस्ताने पहने और आयुधोंको ऊपर उठाये अमर्षमें भरे हुए वे (सभी) नरेश कुरुराजकुमार अर्जुन और भीमसेनको मारनेके लिये उनपर टूट पड़े

Transliteration

tataḥ samutpetur udāyudhāste mahīkṣito baddha-godhāṅgulitrāḥ | jighāṃsamānāḥ kuru-rāja-putrāv amarṣayanto 'rjuna-bhīmasenau ||

Translation

Alors les rois bondirent, armes levées, les mains gainées de gants en peau d’iguane. Brûlant de ressentiment, ils se ruèrent pour tuer les princes kuru, Arjuna et Bhīmasena.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

समुत्पेतुःsprang up, rushed forth

उदायुधाःwith weapons raised

तेthey

महीक्षितःkings

बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्राःwearing fastened iguana-hide finger-guards/gloves

जिघांसमानाःwishing to kill

कुरुराजपुत्रान्the sons of the Kuru king (the princes)

अमर्षयन्तःbeing enraged, fuming with anger

अर्जुनभीमसेनौArjuna and Bhimasena

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

mahīkṣitaḥ (kings)

Kuru princes

Arjuna

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

weapons (āyudha)

godhā-aṅgulitrāḥ (iguana-hide gloves)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how amarṣa (resentment) and krodha (anger) quickly override royal decorum and ethical restraint, pushing leaders toward attempted violence. It foreshadows the broader Mahābhārata theme that unchecked passions corrode dharma and turn disputes into destructive conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of kings abruptly rise with weapons lifted, wearing protective gloves, and rush to attack the Kuru princes Arjuna and Bhīma with the intent to kill them. Vaiśampāyana reports this as a sudden escalation from hostility to direct assault.