Shloka 926

Devanagari script

क्रुद्धौं संरम्भरक्ताक्षौ व्यभ्राजेतां महाद्युती । उस विशाल सेनाको विदीर्ण करके उसके भीतर प्रविष्ट हुए वे दोनों श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन अपने महान्‌ तेजसे प्रकाशित हो रहे थे। उनके मनमें शत्रुओंके प्रति क्रोध भरा हुआ था और उनकी आँखें रोषसे लाल हो रही थीं

Transliteration

kruddhau saṁrambha-raktākṣau vyabhrājetāṁ mahādyutī |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Enflammés de colère, les yeux rougis d’une farouche détermination, ces deux-là—rayonnants d’un grand éclat—brillaient. Ayant déchiré la vaste armée ennemie et pénétré en son sein, Kṛṣṇa et Arjuna flamboyaient de leur propre puissance, leur courroux tourné contre les adversaires.

Word by Word

क्रुद्धौangry (the two)

संरम्भ-रक्त-अक्षौhaving eyes red with fury

व्यभ्राजेताम्they two shone forth

महाद्युतीof great splendor (the two)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kṛṣṇa

Arjuna

enemy army (senā)

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 the kṣatriya context of dharma in war: righteous action may involve fierce energy and controlled wrath when directed toward protecting justice and defeating aggression. It also underscores the moral contrast between inner radiance (tejas) and outward violence—power is portrayed as purposeful, not merely destructive.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna after they have broken into the enemy formation. In the thick of the opposing host, the pair appear dazzling and formidable—angry, red-eyed, and blazing with martial splendor as they press the battle forward.