Mahabharata 3.232.73 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 232, Shloka 73

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

तैर्विसृष्टान्यनीकेषु क्रुद्धैः शस्त्राणि संयुगे

Transliteration

tair visṛṣṭāny anīkeṣu kruddhaiḥ śastrāṇi saṃyuge

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: Dalam kancah pertempuran, para pahlawan yang murka itu melontarkan senjata, membuatnya melayang menerjah barisan lawan.

Word by Word

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, plural

• विसृष्टानि: released, hurled
• विसृष्टानि: Karma
• Type: Verb-derived adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: वि-सृज्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, plural

• अनीकेषु: in the armies/formations
• अनीकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: neuter, locative, plural

• क्रुद्धैः: by the enraged (ones)
• क्रुद्धैः: Karana
• Type: Verb-derived adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, plural

• शस्त्राणि: weapons
• शस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, plural

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)
• शस्त्र (weapons)
• अनीक (battle-ranks/formations)
• संयुग (battle)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how anger (krodha) drives action in war: when wrath dominates, weapons are unleashed without hesitation. Ethically, it points to the Mahabharata’s recurring concern that even in kṣatriya-duty, inner restraint and discernment are crucial, because uncontrolled rage escalates destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Markandeya is describing a battle scene: enraged fighters release weapons into the opposing formations. The focus is on the intensity of combat—missiles and arms being hurled into the ranks during the clash.