Shloka 23
Adhyāya 290: Kuntī’s Mantra-Parīkṣā and the Appearance of Sūrya (कुन्ती–सूर्यसंवादः)
Devanagari script
स रुषा सर्वगात्रेषु तयो: पुरुषसिंहयो:
Transliteration
sa ruṣā sarvagātreṣu tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: Lalu amarah menjalar ke seluruh anggota tubuh kedua singa di antara manusia itu.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रुषाwith anger
रुषा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरुष्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
सर्वगात्रेषुin all (his) limbs
सर्वगात्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वगात्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
तयोःof the two
तयोः:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual
पुरुषसिंहयोःof the two lion-like men
पुरुषसिंहयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषसिंह
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
म
मार्कण्डेय (Markandeya)T
two heroic men (puruṣasiṃha)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger can pervade the entire person—mind and body—signaling loss of inner balance. Ethically, it points to the need for restraint, since wrath that ‘fills the limbs’ often precedes harmful speech or action.
Markandeya describes a moment of rising tension: two heroic men are overtaken by anger so intensely that it is portrayed as spreading through their whole bodies, foreshadowing an imminent confrontation or decisive act.