Shloka 18

Adhyāya 104 — Śikhaṇḍin-puraskāraḥ (Śikhaṇḍin as Vanguard) and Bhīṣma’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज आर्ष्यशृड्धिरमर्षण:

Transliteration

tataḥ kruddho mahārāja ārṣyaśṛṅdhir amarṣaṇaḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ, മഹാരാജാവേ, സഹിക്കാനാകാത്ത ആർഷ്യശൃംഗ്ധി ക്രോധത്തോടെ ജ്വലിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त: क्रुद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• महाराजः: the great king
• महाराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• आर्ष्यशृङ्गिः: Rishyasringa (the sage with antelope-horns)
• आर्ष्यशृङ्गिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्ष्यशृङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• अमर्षणः: intolerant, unable to bear (insult/pain)
• अमर्षणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Ārṣyaśṛṅdhi

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a recurring Mahābhārata ethic: unchecked anger born of intolerance (amarṣa) quickly becomes a catalyst for harmful speech and violent outcomes; endurance and self-restraint are implied virtues against escalation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a figure named Ārṣyaśṛṅdhi, unable to tolerate a provocation or insult, becomes angry—signaling a turning point that prepares the ground for the next action or confrontation.