Shloka 57

Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement

Devanagari script

उन्मत्तमिव मातज्ुं तलशब्देन मानवा: । भूय: संहर्षयामासू राजन्‌ दुर्योधनं नृपम्‌

Transliteration

unmattam iva mātaṅgaṃ talaśabdena mānavāḥ | bhūyaḥ saṃharṣayāmāsu rājann duryodhanaṃ nṛpam ||

Translation

ହେ ରାଜନ୍! ଯେପରି ଲୋକେ ତାଳିର ଶବ୍ଦରେ ମଦମତ୍ତ ହାତୀକୁ ଅଧିକ ଉତ୍ତେଜିତ କରନ୍ତି, ସେପରି ସେମାନେ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ତାଳି ଠୋକି ରାଜା ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନଙ୍କ ଯୁଦ୍ଧୋତ୍ସାହକୁ ଆହୁରି ବଢ଼ାଇଲେ।

Word by Word

• उन्मत्तम्: maddened (one)
• उन्मत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उन्मत्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• मातङ्गम्: elephant
• मातङ्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तलशब्देन: with the sound of clapping
• तलशब्देन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तलशब्द
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मानवाः: men/people
• मानवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भूयः: again, repeatedly, further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• संहर्षयामासुः: they gladdened/they roused (to joy/ardor)
• Type: Verb
• Root: संहृष्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic Perfect), Third, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दुर्योधनम्: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• mānavāḥ (people/men)
• mātaṅga (elephant)
• talaśabda (clapping sound)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse cautions that external applause and group encouragement can intensify a warrior’s intoxication with power and conflict, pushing him toward rash action; ethical discernment (dharma) must not be surrendered to the crowd’s excitement.

What is happening in the narrative?

Onlookers or attendants repeatedly clap and make a loud commotion, thereby heightening Duryodhana’s battle-joy and zeal—likened to how a musth elephant is roused and provoked by loud clapping.