Shloka 55

Devanagari script

एष प्रयाति त्वरित: क्रोधाविष्टो युधिष्ठिर: । जिधघांसु: सूतपुत्रस्य तस्योपेक्षा न युज्यते,उस समय महाबाहु भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने अर्जुनसे कहा--'ये राजा युधिष्छिर क्रोधके आवेशसे युक्त हो सूतपुत्र कर्णका वध करनेकी इच्छासे शीघ्रतापूर्वक आगे बढ़े जा रहे हैं। इस समय इन्हें अकेले छोड़ देना उचित नहीं है”

Transliteration

eṣa prayāti tvaritaḥ krodhāviṣṭo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | jidhaghāṃsuḥ sūtaputrasya tasyoppekṣā na yujyate ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「見よ――王ユディシュティラは怒りの奔流に呑まれ、御者の子カルナを討たんとして、疾く前へと進みゆく。このような時に、ただ一人にして放置し、顧みぬのは正しくない。」

Word by Word

एषःthis (man)

प्रयातिgoes forth / proceeds

त्वरितःhastened / quickly moving

क्रोधाविष्टःpossessed by anger

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

जिघांसुःdesiring to kill

सूतपुत्रस्यof the charioteer’s son (Karna)

तस्यof him / his

उपेक्षाneglect / disregard

नnot

युज्यतेis proper / is fitting

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Yudhiṣṭhira

Karṇa (Sūtaputra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a righteous king can be swept up by anger in war; therefore, companions must not ‘look away’—ethical responsibility includes restraining or guiding a leader when passion threatens judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, inflamed with anger, rushes forward intending to slay Karṇa; the situation is urgent enough that leaving Yudhiṣṭhira alone or ignoring his state would be improper.