Shloka 20
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
Devanagari script
तंक्रुद्धं राक्षसं युद्धे प्रतिक्रुद्धस्तु राक्षस:
Transliteration
taṁ kruddhaṁ rākṣasaṁ yuddhe pratikruddhas tu rākṣasaḥ
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—तं क्रुद्धं राक्षसं युद्धे प्रतिक्रुद्धस्तु राक्षसः।
Word by Word
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
क्रुद्धम्angered, enraged
क्रुद्धम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुध्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
राक्षसम्the Rakshasa (demon)
राक्षसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षस
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
युद्धेin battle
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
प्रतिक्रुद्धःangered in return, counter-enraged
प्रतिक्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रति-क्रुध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
राक्षसःthe Rakshasa (demon)
राक्षसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
a Rākṣasa (demon-warrior)A
another Rākṣasa (opposing demon-warrior)B
battle/war (yuddha)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger in war tends to mirror and multiply itself—wrath provokes wrath—suggesting an ethical warning about the self-perpetuating cycle of violence once passions dominate.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where an enraged Rākṣasa confronts another Rākṣasa who becomes equally enraged in response, indicating a fierce clash and rising intensity in the combat.