Shloka 29

Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

तेडभ्यधावन्त संरब्धा मद्रराजं तरस्विनम्‌

Transliteration

teḍabhyadhāvanta saṃrabdhā madrarājaṃ tarasvinam

Translation

ते क्रोधाने संतप्त होऊन पराक्रमी मद्रराजावर सरळ धावून गेले।

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अभ्यधावन्त: ran towards / charged at
• Type: Verb
• Root: धाव्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), third, plural, parasmaipada

• संरब्धाः: enraged, impetuous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संरब्ध
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• मद्रराजम्: the king of Madra (Shalya)
• मद्रराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रराज
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• तरस्विनम्: swift, vigorous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरस्विन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Madrarāja (Śalya)
• Madra (kingdom)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how saṃrambha (agitated wrath) propels action in war, suggesting an ethical caution: when anger becomes the motive force, discernment and restraint—key supports of dharma—are easily overridden.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a group of warriors, inflamed with anger, charge toward the Madrarāja—Śalya—described as tarasvin, a vigorous and formidable fighter.