Shloka 75
वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च
The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel
Devanagari script
अश्वत्थामा तु संक़रुद्धो लघुहस्त: प्रतापवान्
Transliteration
aśvatthāmā tu saṅkruddho laghuhastaḥ pratāpavān
Translation
しかしアシュヴァッターマは、怒りに燃え、手は疾く、武威に満ちて、戦場の圧迫のただ中にその力をもって進み出た。
Word by Word
अश्वत्थामाAshvatthaman
अश्वत्थामा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वत्थामन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
संक़रुद्धःrestrained/checked/hemmed in
संक़रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसं + √रुध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), Passive (PPP usage)
लघुहस्तःquick-handed/swift-handed
लघुहस्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootलघुहस्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतापवान्mighty/valorous
प्रतापवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतापवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
सयजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AśvatthāmāS
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can intensify one’s outward power and speed, yet it also signals a dangerous moral and strategic turning point: prowess driven by wrath tends to escalate violence and cloud discernment, raising ethical stakes in war.
Sañjaya describes Aśvatthāmā’s state on the battlefield: he is provoked into fierce anger and is characterized as quick in execution and formidable in strength, indicating an imminent surge of aggressive action.