Shloka 39

अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च

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Devanagari script

अथान्यद्‌ धनुरादाय सुषेण: क्रोधमूर्च्छित:

Transliteration

athānyad dhanur ādāya suṣeṇaḥ krodha-mūrcchitaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Alors Suṣeṇa, submergé et aveuglé par la colère, saisit un autre arc—signe d’une résolution ranimée de poursuivre le combat malgré la pression grandissante du champ de bataille.

Word by Word

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अन्यत्: another (one)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as avyaya-kriyāviśeṣaṇa)

• सुषेणः: Suṣeṇa (proper name)
• सुषेणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुषेण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रोधमूर्च्छितः: overcome/swooning with anger
• क्रोधमूर्च्छितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधमूर्च्छित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Suṣeṇa
• bow (dhanuḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger can seize a warrior’s mind and drive action; ethically, it points to the danger of krodha as a force that clouds judgment even amid one’s duty in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of the battle narration, Suṣeṇa—angered and emotionally overwhelmed—picks up another bow, indicating he is re-arming to continue or intensify the combat.