Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततो धनंजयो वीरो विनिध्नंस्तव सैनिकान्‌ | आससाद रणे भीष्म॑ अत्रप्रेप्सुरमर्षण:,तत्पश्चात्‌ वीर अर्जुन समरांगणमें आपके सैनिकोंका संहार करते हुए अपने पुत्रकी रक्षाके लिये अमर्षमें भरकर भीष्मके पास आ पहुँचे

Transliteration

tato dhanañjayo vīro vinighnan tava sainikān | āsasāda raṇe bhīṣmam atraprepsur amarṣaṇaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian wira Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), sambil menumpaskan askar-askar tuanku, mara dalam pertempuran lalu mendekati Bhīṣma, berniat menjatuhkannya; semangatnya menyala oleh kemarahan yang membara.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)

वीरःheroic, brave

विनिध्नन्slaying, striking down

तवyour

सैनिकान्soldiers

आससादapproached, came up to

रणेin battle

भीष्मम्Bhīṣma

अत्रhere

प्रेप्सुःdesiring to attain/secure

अमर्षणःimpatient, intolerant (of affront); wrathful

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)

Bhīṣma

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'tava')

Kaurava soldiers (tava sainikān)

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 highlights the tension between duty and emotion in war: even a righteous warrior may be driven by indignation, yet must act within the demands of kṣatriya-dharma—confronting formidable opponents (even revered elders like Bhīṣma) when the battle’s obligation requires it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, after cutting down Kaurava troops, advances directly toward Bhīṣma on the battlefield, determined to engage him and filled with fierce anger.