Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततः पूर्णायतोत्सूष्टे: सात्वतं युद्धदुर्मदम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ pūrṇāyatotsūṣṭeḥ sātvataṃ yuddhadurmadam

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, from the fully drawn and forcefully released shot, the Sātvata hero—intoxicated with the fierce ardor of battle—pressed on in his warlike fury.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टेः: from the full-drawn discharge (of an arrow)
• पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टेः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण-आयत-उत्सृष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Ablative, Singular

• सात्वतम्: the Sātvata (Krishna/Vrishni hero)
• सात्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धदुर्मदम्: maddened by battle; fiercely intoxicated with war
• युद्धदुर्मदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्ध-दुर्मद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with सात्वतम्)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātvata (Vr̥ṣṇi/Yādava hero)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how martial skill and heightened emotion can merge in war: a warrior, empowered by a perfectly executed shot, becomes 'durmada'—overwhelmed by battle-fervor. Ethically, it cautions that prowess without inner restraint can intensify violence and cloud judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a Sātvata hero at a climactic moment: after drawing the bow to the full and releasing a powerful shot, he advances in a state of fierce battle-exhilaration, signaling escalating intensity in the combat.