Shloka 36

Bhīṣma’s Stuti of Keśava and Counsel on Nara–Nārāyaṇa (भीष्म-स्तवः; नरनारायण-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

तथैव पार्षतं शूरं शल्य: समितिशोभन: । आजचघानोरसि क्रुद्धस्ततो युद्धमवर्तत,इसी प्रकार संग्राममें शोभा पानेवाले शल्यने भी क्रुद्ध होकर शूरवीर धृष्टद्युम्नकी छातीपर प्रहार किया। फिर तो वहाँ भयंकर युद्ध छिड़ गया

Transliteration

tathaiva pārṣataṃ śūraṃ śalyaḥ samitiśobhanaḥ | ājaghānorasi kruddhas tato yuddham avartata ||

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: Do mesmo modo, Śalya—glorioso no tumulto da batalha—golpeou com ira no peito o herói, filho de Pṛṣata, Dhṛṣṭadyumna. Então, naquele campo, irrompeu um combate feroz.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in the same way

एवindeed, just

पार्षतम्the son of Pṛṣata (Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna)

शूरम्heroic, brave

शल्यःŚalya

समितिशोभनःsplendid in battle

आजघानstruck, smote

उरसिon the chest

क्रुद्धःangry

ततःthen, thereafter

युद्धम्battle

अवर्ततarose, commenced, took place

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Śalya

Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata)

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 how krodha (anger) in the battlefield context quickly intensifies conflict. Even within kṣatriya-dharma, loss of inner restraint can turn a single strike into a wider, more destructive engagement.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Śalya, renowned for prowess in battle, angrily strikes Dhṛṣṭadyumna (the Pārṣata) on the chest; as a result, a fierce fight breaks out there.