Shloka 34

पाण्डवानां पाञ्चालगमनम्

The Pāṇḍavas’ Journey toward Pāñcāla and News of the Svayaṃvara

Devanagari script

कशाग्रदण्डाभिहता काल्यमाना ततस्ततः । क्रोधरक्तेक्षणा क्रोधं भूय एव समाददे,कोड़ोंके अग्रभाग और डंडोंसे मार-मारकर इधर-उधर हाँके जानेके कारण उसके नेत्र पहलेसे ही क्रोधके कारण रक्तवर्णके हो गये थे। फिर उसने और भी क्रोध धारण किया

Transliteration

kaśāgra-daṇḍābhihatā kālyamānā tatas tataḥ | krodha-raktekṣaṇā krodhaṃ bhūya eva samādade ||

Translation

ਚਾਬੁਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਅੱਗਲੇ ਸਿਰਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਡੰਡਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਰ-ਮਾਰ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਧਰ-ਉੱਧਰ ਹੰਕਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ; ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਨਾਲ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਲਾਲ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕੀਆਂ ਉਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਭੜਕ ਉਠੀਆਂ, ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਫਿਰ ਉਗਰ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਧਾਰਨ ਕੀਤਾ।

Word by Word

कशाग्रदण्डाभिहताstruck with whips’ tips and sticks

काल्यमानाbeing driven/urged on

ततःthereupon/then

ततःfrom there/again (repeated)

क्रोधरक्तेक्षणाhaving eyes reddened by anger

क्रोधम्anger

भूयःagain, further, more

एवindeed, just

समाददेtook up/assumed

Speaker

गन्धर्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

ग

गन्धर्व (Gandharva, speaker)

क

कशा (whip)

द

दण्ड (staff/rod)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Coercion and harsh punishment tend to inflame krodha (anger) rather than pacify it; ethical restraint and measured conduct are implied as superior to humiliating force.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Gandharva describes a figure being beaten with whips and staffs and driven around; already anger-red-eyed, she becomes even more enraged, escalating the emotional tension of the episode.