Shloka 34

Devanagari script

जगृहे च धनुर्धाता मुसलं तु जयस्तथा । पर्वतं चापि जग्राह क्रुद्धस्त्वष्टा महाबल:,धाताने धनुष लिया और जयने मुसल, क्रोधमें भरे हुए महाबली त्वष्टाने पर्वत उठा लिया

Transliteration

jagṛhe ca dhanurdhātā musalaṃ tu jayas tathā | parvataṃ cāpi jagrāha kruddhas tvaṣṭā mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Dhātā seized his bow, and Jaya took up a mace. Then the mighty Tvaṣṭṛ, inflamed with anger, even lifted a mountain—showing how wrath can drive beings to extreme and destructive resolve when restraint and right judgment are abandoned.

Word by Word

जगृहेtook, seized

चand

धनुर्धाताDhanurdhātā (a person named/epithet)

मुसलम्a club, mace

तुbut, and (emphatic)

जयःJaya (a person named Jaya)

तथाlikewise, so

पर्वतम्a mountain

चand

अपिalso, even

जग्राहtook, seized

क्रुद्धःangry

त्वष्टाTvaṣṭā (the divine artisan)

महाबलःvery strong, mighty

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhātā

Jaya

Tvaṣṭṛ

bow (dhanuḥ)

mace (musala)

mountain (parvata)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) escalates conflict and leads to disproportionate, potentially ruinous action; dharma requires restraint and discernment even when power is available.

What is happening in the narrative?

As tensions rise, different figures arm themselves: Dhātā takes a bow, Jaya takes a mace, and the enraged, mighty Tvaṣṭṛ goes so far as to lift a mountain—signaling imminent violent confrontation.