Shloka 533
बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account
On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics
निशम्य दानवा: सर्वे हृष्टा: समभिदुद्रुवु: । भयानक कर्म करनेकी इच्छासे वैसा ही रूप धारण करनेवाले रुद्रदेवको देखकर समस्त दानव हर्ष और उत्साहमें भरकर उनके ऊपर टूट पड़े
niśamya dānavāḥ sarve hṛṣṭāḥ samabhidudruvuḥ | bhayānaka-karma-karaṇecchayā tathaiva rūpaṃ dhārayantaṃ rudradevaṃ dṛṣṭvā samastā dānavā harṣotsāhena pūritāḥ tasyaivopari prapetuḥ |
Bhīṣma dit : À ces mots, tous les Dānavas, transportés de joie, se ruèrent ensemble. Voyant Rudra—qui avait pris une forme à la mesure de son dessein d’accomplir des actes redoutables—ils furent saisis d’allégresse et d’ardeur martiale, et se jetèrent sur lui.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unrestrained exhilaration for violent action (harṣa-utsāha directed toward bhayānaka-karma) clouds discernment. The verse cautions that when beings mistake divine, moral force for a mere battlefield rival, their aggressive zeal becomes self-destructive and contrary to dharma.
After hearing some provoking development, the Dānavas become excited and charge. They see Rudra manifesting a terrifying form aligned with his intent to carry out dreadful deeds, and, emboldened, they collectively rush to attack him.