Shloka 9

Devanagari script

क्रुद्धस्तु फाल्गुन: संख्ये द्विगुणीकृतविक्रम: । गाण्डीवं धनुरामृज्य तूर्ण जग्राह संयुगे,तब अर्जुनने कुपित होकर युद्धमें अपना द्विगुण पराक्रम प्रकट करते हुए गाण्डीव धनुषको सब ओरसे पोंछकर उसे तुरंत हाथमें लिया

Transliteration

kruddhas tu phālgunaḥ saṅkhye dviguṇīkṛta-vikramaḥ | gāṇḍīvaṃ dhanur āmṛjya tūrṇaṃ jagrāha saṃyuge ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Enraged, Arjuna (Phalguna) in the thick of battle displayed a redoubled prowess. Wiping his bow Gāṇḍīva clean, he swiftly took it up for the fight—signaling a deliberate, disciplined return to action where anger is harnessed into focused martial duty rather than reckless violence.

Word by Word

क्रुद्धःangry

तुbut/indeed

फाल्गुनःPhalguna (Arjuna)

संख्येin battle

द्विगुणीकृतविक्रमःwhose prowess was made double / displaying doubled valor

गाण्डीवम्Gāṇḍīva (bow-name)

धनुःbow

आमृज्यhaving wiped/cleaned

तूर्णम्quickly

जग्राहtook/grasps (took up)

संयुगेin the battle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Arjuna (Phalguna)

Gandiva bow

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?

Even amid rage and crisis, a warrior’s dharma is fulfilled through disciplined, purposeful action—channeling emotion into controlled effort rather than letting anger become blind cruelty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya describes Arjuna becoming furious in the battle, intensifying his prowess, and promptly taking up his bow Gāṇḍīva after wiping it—preparing to strike with renewed force.