Shloka 48
Devanagari script
घटोत्कचस्तु संक्रुद्धों दृष्टवा चक्रं निपातितम्
Transliteration
ghaṭotkacastu saṁkruddho dṛṣṭvā cakraṁ nipātitam
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—घटोत्कचस्तु संक्रुद्धः चक्रं निपातितं दृष्ट्वा।
Word by Word
घटोत्कचःGhaṭotkaca
घटोत्कचः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootघटोत्कच
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
संक्रुद्धःenraged, furious
संक्रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसंक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वान्त), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
चक्रम्discus/wheel (chakra)
चक्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
निपातितम्fallen/caused to fall, struck down
निपातितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिपातित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaG
GhaṭotkacaC
cakra (discus/weapon)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 quickly anger can surge in war when one’s power or advantage is checked; it foreshadows escalation and reminds that uncontrolled wrath often drives the next, harsher act.
Sañjaya reports that Ghaṭotkaca, upon seeing a discus/weapon brought down or neutralized, becomes intensely angry—signaling an imminent intensification of his response on the battlefield.