Shloka 49

भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं

Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनस्तु संक्रुद्धो भीमसेनस्य मारिष

Transliteration

duryodhanas tu saṁkruddho bhīmasenasya māriṣa

Translation

दुर्योधनस्तु संक्रुद्धो भीमसेनस्य मारिष ।

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• संक्रुद्धः: enraged, very angry
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संक्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनस्य: of Bhimasena (Bhima)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मारिष: O venerable one!/O sir!
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can seize a warrior-leader and distort judgment. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, unchecked wrath becomes a catalyst for adharma—prompting impulsive choices that deepen suffering and prolong violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a turning point in which Duryodhana becomes intensely enraged at Bhīma. The narration sets up Duryodhana’s next words or actions, indicating a reactive escalation within the battlefield events of the Droṇa Parva.