Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तमापततन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य संक्रुद्धं भीमदर्शनम्‌ । समभ्यधावंस्त्वरिता: कौरवाणां महारथा:,क्रोधमें भरकर भयंकर दिखायी देनेवाले भीमसेनको देखकर कौरव महारथी बड़ी उतावलीके साथ उनकी ओर दौड़े

Transliteration

tam āpatatantaṃ samprekṣya saṃkruddhaṃ bhīmadarśanam | samabhyadhāvaṃs tvaritāḥ kauravāṇāṃ mahārathāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing Bhīmasena rushing forward—wrathful and terrifying to behold—the great chariot-warriors of the Kauravas, in haste, charged toward him. The scene underscores how anger and fear intensify the momentum of battle, drawing warriors into swift, escalating confrontation.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतन्तम्: rushing/charging (towards them)
• आपतन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपत् (धातु: पत्/आपत्)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + ईक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त अव्यय), Absolutive (having seen)

• संक्रुद्धम्: enraged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + क्रुध्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमदर्शनम्: terrible to behold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम-दर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समभ्यधावन्: ran towards / charged
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अभि + धाव्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• त्वरिताः: hastened, in great haste
• त्वरिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित
• Form: क्त (used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कौरवाणाम्: of the Kauravas
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Kauravas
• Mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger and perceived threat rapidly intensify violence: the sight of an enraged, formidable opponent provokes an urgent collective response. Ethically, it illustrates the battlefield dynamic where kṣatriya valor and duty operate amid powerful emotions that can escalate conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma is charging forward in fury, appearing terrifying. Observing this, the Kauravas’ elite chariot-warriors quickly rush to meet him, signaling an imminent clash between Bhīma and multiple Kaurava champions.