Shloka 70

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

स विचर्मा महाराज विरथ: क्रोधमूर्च्छित:

Transliteration

sa vicarmā mahārāja virathaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Ô grand roi, ce guerrier—dépouillé de son armure et privé de son char—fut saisi d’une défaillance de colère, poussé par une rage ardente au milieu du tumulte du combat.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विचर्मा: Vicarma (proper name)
• विचर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विरथः: without a chariot; chariotless
• विरथः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रोधमूर्च्छितः: frenzied/overcome by anger
• क्रोधमूर्च्छितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधमूर्च्छित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how anger can overwhelm discernment in war: when a fighter is stripped of protection and status (armor and chariot), rage can surge into a blinding stupor, illustrating the ethical danger of krodha eclipsing self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior in the battle has been deprived of armor and chariot and is now seized by furious anger, setting up the next actions driven by that wrath.