Shloka 41

भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal

Devanagari script

ततः प्रत्यागतप्राणा: सर्वे ते सुबलात्मजा: । भूय: क्रोधसमाविष्टा इरावन्तमभिद्रुता:,तदनन्तर सुबलपुत्रोंमें प्राणशक्ति पुन: लौट आयी। अत: वे सब-के-सब सचेत होनेपर पुनः क्रोधमें भर गये और इरावानपर दौड़े

Transliteration

tataḥ pratyāgataprāṇāḥ sarve te subalātmajāḥ | bhūyaḥ krodhasamāviṣṭā irāvantam abhidrutāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Alors, la vie et la vigueur revinrent à tous ces fils de Subala, qui reprirent connaissance. De nouveau saisis par la colère, ils se ruèrent droit sur Irāvān.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

प्रत्यागतप्राणाःhaving regained their life-breath (revived)

सर्वेall

तेthey

सुबलात्मजाःsons of Subala

भूयःagain, once more

क्रोधसमाविष्टाःpossessed/overcome by anger

इरावन्तम्Iravan (as object)

अभिद्रुताःrushed/ran towards (attacked)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Subala

Subalātmajāḥ (sons of Subala / Saubalas)

Irāvān

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 anger (krodha) can reassert itself even after a momentary setback, pushing warriors back into violence. Ethically, it illustrates the Mahābhārata’s recurring warning that passion and vengeance eclipse judgment, intensifying suffering in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being stunned or weakened, the sons of Subala recover their strength and consciousness. Immediately, they become enraged again and charge toward Irāvān to attack him on the battlefield.