Shloka 49

Devanagari script

पाज्चाल्यायाभिसंक्रुद्धमन्तकायान्तकोपमम्‌ । चोदितो वासुदेवेन भीमसेनो महाबल:

Transliteration

pāñcālyāyābhisaṁkruddham antakāyāntakopamam | codito vāsudevena bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Urged on by Vāsudeva, the mighty Bhīmasena—enraged against the Pāñcālī’s foe—advanced like Death itself, resembling the very slayer of Death. The verse underscores how righteous fury, when directed toward protecting the violated and upholding justice, becomes a formidable force on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• पाञ्चाल्याय: to the Panchala prince (Dhrishtadyumna)
• पाञ्चाल्याय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• अभिसंक्रुद्धम्: enraged at / furious toward
• अभिसंक्रुद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-सम्-क्रुध् (धातु) → अभिसंक्रुद्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्तकाय: for Death (Yama)
• अन्तकाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• अन्तक-उपमम्: like Death; death-like
• अन्तक-उपमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तक + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चोदितः: urged / impelled
• चोदितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चुद् (धातु) → चोदित (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वासुदेवेन: by Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: mighty; of great strength
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāñcālī (Draupadī)
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Antaka (Death personified)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that anger becomes ethically meaningful when harnessed in service of dharma—defending the wronged and restoring justice—especially when guided by wise or divine counsel (here, Vāsudeva).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Bhīma, prompted by Kṛṣṇa, surging forward in battle with overwhelming fury against the adversary connected to Pāñcālī (Draupadī), his power likened to Death itself.