Shloka 31
शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host
with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter
Devanagari script
सुषेणस्तु ततः क्रुद्ध: पाण्डवस्य महद् धनु:
Transliteration
suṣeṇas tu tataḥ kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavasya mahad dhanuḥ
Translation
तब क्रोध से भरा सुषेण पाण्डव के महान धनुष की ओर झपटा।
Word by Word
सुषेणःSuṣeṇa (proper name)
सुषेणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुषेण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
ततःthen/thereupon/from that (time)
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
क्रुद्धःangry/enraged
क्रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पाण्डवस्यof the Pāṇḍava
पाण्डवस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
महत्great/large
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
सुषेण (Suṣeṇa)प
पाण्डव (a Pāṇḍava)ध
धनुः (bow)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
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can drive a warrior’s focus toward destroying the opponent’s sources of strength. In the epic’s ethical frame, such rage is a powerful force that can intensify conflict and cloud discernment, even while operating within the battlefield’s kṣatriya code.
Sañjaya reports that Suṣeṇa becomes enraged and fixes upon the Pāṇḍava’s great bow—suggesting an intent to challenge, neutralize, or break the opponent’s martial advantage as the battle action continues.