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Shloka 226

धृतराष्ट्रस्य क्रतु-प्रवर्तनम् तथा पाण्डवानां निमन्त्रण-प्रतिवचनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Sacrifice Commences and the Pandavas’ Reply to the Invitation

उत्पपातासनात्‌ क्रुद्धो वधे तेषां समाहितः । गन्धवोकोी भयभीत देखकर गन्धर्वराज चित्रसेनको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ। वे शत्रुओंके वधका दृढ़ संकल्प लेकर अपने आसनसे उछल पड़े

utpapātāsanāt kruddho vadhe teṣāṃ samāhitaḥ | gandharvarājas citrasenaḥ bhayabhītān dṛṣṭvā mahākruddho 'bhavat | sa śatrūṇāṃ vadhaṃ dṛḍha-niścayaṃ kṛtvā svāsanād utplutya samutthitaḥ ||

Vaiśampāyana dit : Les voyant saisis d’effroi, le roi des Gandharvas, Citrasena, s’embrasa de colère. L’esprit arrêté sur leur perte, résolu à abattre les ennemis, il bondit de son siège, prêt à passer à l’acte. Le passage souligne que la colère, lorsqu’elle s’unit à une résolution inflexible, peut vite se muer en dessein de violence — avertissement moral au cœur du conflit qui se déploie.

उत्पपातleapt up
उत्पपात:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-√पत्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
आसनात्from (his) seat
आसनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootआसन
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
क्रुद्धःangry
क्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वधेin/for the slaying
वधे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवध
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
समाहितःresolved; intent; composed
समाहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
G
Gandharva
G
Gandharvarāja Citrasena
Ā
āsana (seat/throne)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how fear in others can provoke wrath and how anger, when coupled with concentrated resolve (samāhita), quickly becomes a drive toward violence. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, it serves as a caution about the momentum of krodha (anger) and the need for restraint even amid conflict.

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Gandharva-king Citrasena, seeing the opponents frightened, becomes intensely angry and, determined to kill the enemies, leaps up from his seat—signaling the immediate escalation toward combat.