Shloka 55

भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal

Devanagari script

इरावानपि संक्रुद्धस्त्वरमाण: पराक्रमी । हन्तुकामममित्रघ्नो राक्षसं प्रत्यवारयत्‌,शत्रुओंका नाश करनेवाला पराक्रमी इरावान्‌ भी क्रोधमें भरा हुआ था। उसने उसे मारनेकी इच्छा रखनेवाले उस राक्षसका बड़ी उतावलीके साथ निवारण किया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | irāvān api saṅkruddhas tvaramāṇaḥ parākrāmī | hantukāmam amitraghno rākṣasaṃ pratyavārayat ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: Ираван тоже, воспылав гневом и действуя стремительно, могучий воин и губитель врагов, поспешно преградил путь ракшасе, жаждавшему его смерти.

Word by Word

इरावान्Iravan

अपिalso/even

संक्रुद्धःenraged, very angry

त्वरमाणःhastening, rushing

पराक्रमीvaliant, mighty

हन्तुकामम्desiring to kill

अमित्रघ्नःslayer of foes

राक्षसम्the demon (rakshasa)

प्रतिagainst, towards

अवारयत्he warded off, restrained

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Iravan

Rakshasa

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?

In the battlefield context, a kṣatriya meets unlawful or hostile aggression not with passivity but with steadfast defense; courage and prompt action are portrayed as appropriate when protecting oneself and one’s side in a righteous war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Iravan, angered and acting swiftly, blocks and repels a rākṣasa who is rushing in with the intention to kill him.