Shloka 25

Devanagari script

अयःकणपचक्राश्मभुशुण्ड्युद्यतबाहव: । कृष्णपार्थो जिघांसन्त: क्रोधसम्मूर्छितीजस:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ayaḥkaṇapacakrāśmabhuśuṇḍyudyatabāhavaḥ | kṛṣṇapārtho jighāṃsantaḥ krodhasammūrchitaujasaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Dengan tangan terangkat, ada yang menggenggam alat pelontar bebola besi, sementara yang lain mengangkat cakra, batu, dan senjata bhūśuṇḍī. Semangat mereka dikuasai dan dinyalakan oleh amarah; semuanya hendak membunuh Kṛṣṇa dan Pārtha (Arjuna).

Word by Word

• अयःकणपचक्राश्मभुशुण्ड्युद्यतबाहवः: having arms raised with iron-balls, cooking-vessels(?), discus, stones, and bhusuṇḍī weapons
• अयःकणपचक्राश्मभुशुण्ड्युद्यतबाहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यतबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कृष्णपार्थौ: Kṛṣṇa and Pārtha (Arjuna)
• कृष्णपार्थौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• जिघांसन्तः: wishing to kill
• जिघांसन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (desiderative: जिघांस्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्रोधसम्मूर्छिततेजसः: whose vigor was maddened/overpowered by anger
• क्रोधसम्मूर्छिततेजसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधसम्मूर्छिततेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• cakra (disc weapon)
• aśman (stone)
• bhūśuṇḍī (weapon)
• ayaḥ-kaṇa (iron pellets/shot)
• ayaḥ-kaṇa-paca (pellet-hurling device/contrivance)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger can overwhelm discernment and convert vigor (ojas) into destructive intent. Ethically, it warns that krodha-driven action tends toward adharma—violence pursued without restraint or right judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

A hostile group, armed with various missiles and weapons, raises their arms to strike and, in a fury, intends to kill Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (Pārtha). The narration emphasizes their weaponry and their anger-intoxicated aggression.