Shloka 36

Devanagari script

हताश्वे तु रथे तिषँल्लक्ष्मण: परवीरहा । शक्ति चिक्षेप संक्रुद्ध: सौभद्रस्य रथं प्रति,शत्रुवीरोंका नाश करनेवाले लक्ष्मणने उस अश्वहीन रथपर खड़े-खड़े ही क्रोधमें भरकर अभिमन्युके रथकी ओर एक शक्ति चलायी

Transliteration

hatāśve tu rathe tiṣṭhan lakṣmaṇaḥ paravīrahā | śaktiṃ cikṣepa saṃkruddhaḥ saubhadrasya rathaṃ prati ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: «Хотя кони его колесницы были убиты, Лакшмана — губитель вражеских героев — стоял твердо на колеснице; и, пылая гневом, метнул оружие шакти в сторону колесницы Саубхадры (Абхиманью).»

Word by Word

हताश्वेin/at the horse-less (chariot)

तुbut/indeed

रथेin the chariot

तिष्ठन्standing

लक्ष्मणःLakshmana

परवीरहाslayer of enemy-heroes

शक्तिम्a spear/javelin (shakti-weapon)

चिक्षेपthrew

संक्रुद्धःenraged

सौभद्रस्यof Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)

रथम्chariot

प्रतिtowards/against

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Lakṣmaṇa (son of Duryodhana)

Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)

ratha (chariot)

aśva (horses)

śakti (weapon)

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 implicitly contrasts steadfast courage with the danger of anger: even when disadvantaged (a horseless chariot), a warrior may persist, but rage can push one toward harsher, potentially less restrained means. It invites reflection on how inner states (krodha) shape ethical choices in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Lakṣmaṇa, standing on a chariot whose horses have been killed, becomes furious and throws a śakti (a spear-like missile weapon) at Abhimanyu’s chariot, intensifying their duel.