Shloka 25

Devanagari script

अयःकणपचक्राश्मभुशुण्ड्युद्यतबाहव: । कृष्णपार्थो जिघांसन्त: क्रोधसम्मूर्छितीजस:,किन्हींके हाथमें लोहेकी गोली छोड़नेवाले यन्त्र (तोप, बंदूक आदि) थे और कुछ लोगोंने हाथोंमें चक्र, पत्थर एवं भुशुण्डी उठा रखी थी। क्रोधाग्निसे बढ़े हुए तेजवाले वे सब-के-सब श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनको मार डालना चाहते थे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ayaḥkaṇapacakrāśmabhuśuṇḍyudyatabāhavaḥ | kṛṣṇapārtho jighāṃsantaḥ krodhasammūrchitaujasaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: With arms raised, some wielded iron pellet–hurling devices, while others held aloft discs, stones, and bhūśuṇḍī weapons. Their vigor, overwhelmed and inflamed by anger, they all sought to kill Kṛṣṇa and Pārtha (Arjuna).

Word by Word

अयःकणपचक्राश्मभुशुण्ड्युद्यतबाहवःhaving arms raised with iron-balls, cooking-vessels(?), discus, stones, and bhusuṇḍī weapons

कृष्णपार्थौKṛṣṇa and Pārtha (Arjuna)

जिघांसन्तःwishing to kill

क्रोधसम्मूर्छिततेजसःwhose vigor was maddened/overpowered by anger

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa

Pārtha (Arjuna)

cakra (disc weapon)

aśman (stone)

bhūśuṇḍī (weapon)

ayaḥ-kaṇa (iron pellets/shot)

ayaḥ-kaṇa-paca (pellet-hurling device/contrivance)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger can overwhelm discernment and convert vigor (ojas) into destructive intent. Ethically, it warns that krodha-driven action tends toward adharma—violence pursued without restraint or right judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

A hostile group, armed with various missiles and weapons, raises their arms to strike and, in a fury, intends to kill Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (Pārtha). The narration emphasizes their weaponry and their anger-intoxicated aggression.