Shloka 43

Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma–Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ

Mace-duel’s intense exchange

Devanagari script

ततः सम्पूजित: सर्व: सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरुह: । भूयो धीरां मतिं चक्रे युद्धाय कुरुनन्दन:,तदनन्तर सबसे सम्मानित हो कुरुनन्दन दुर्योधनने युद्धके लिये धीर बुद्धिका आश्रय लिया। उस समय उसके शरीरमें रोमांच हो आया था

Transliteration

tataḥ sampūjitaḥ sarvaḥ samprahṛṣṭa-tanūruhaḥ | bhūyo dhīrāṁ matiṁ cakre yuddhāya kurunandanaḥ ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຕໍ່ມາ ເມື່ອຖືກຍົກຍ້ອງບູຊາຈາກທຸກຄົນຢ່າງເຕັມທີ່ ຂົນກາຍຂອງເຂົາກໍລຸກຊັນດ້ວຍຄວາມປິຕິ. ເຈົ້າຊາຍແຫ່ງກຸຣຸ (ທຸຣະໂຍທະນະ) ຈຶ່ງຕັ້ງໃຈໃຫ້ໝັ້ນອີກຄັ້ງ ແລະ ປັກໃຈອັນກ້າຫານໄວ້ກັບສົງຄາມທີ່ກໍາລັງຈະມາ.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

सम्पूजितःhaving been honored

सर्वःentirely, wholly

सम्प्रहृष्टthrilled, delighted

तनूरुहःhair on the body; horripilation

भूयःagain, further

धीराम्steadfast, resolute

मतिम्intention, resolve

चक्रेmade, formed (took up)

युद्धायfor battle

कुरुनन्दनःthe delight of the Kurus (Duryodhana)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Duryodhana (Kurunandana)

Kuru lineage

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?

The verse suggests that external honor and collective approval can intensify inner resolve; ethically, it invites reflection on whether praise is reinforcing righteous duty or merely inflaming pride and commitment to a harmful course.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being respectfully honored by those around him, Duryodhana becomes exhilarated (romaharṣa) and renews a firm, courageous determination to proceed to battle, as reported by Sañjaya.