Shloka 536

Devanagari script

क्रोधेन महता युक्त: सविषो भुजगो यथा । संजयने कहा--प्रजानाथ! जब सारी सेनाएँ विभिन्न भागोंमें बँठकर जूझने और मरने लगीं, तब आपका पुत्र दुर्योधन दूसरे रथपर बैठकर विषधर सर्पके समान अत्यन्त कुपित हो उठा

Transliteration

krodhena mahatā yuktaḥ saviṣo bhujago yathā |

Translation

சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—பிரஜாநாதா! படைகள் பல பகுதிகளாகப் பிரிந்து போரிட்டு வீழத் தொடங்கியபோது, உமது மகன் துரியோதனன் மற்றொரு தேரில் ஏறி, பெருங்கோபத்தில் விஷப்பாம்பைப் போல மிகுந்த உக்கிரத்துடன் எழுந்தான்.

Word by Word

क्रोधेनwith anger

महताgreat

युक्तःendowed/possessed (with)

सविषःvenomous

भुजगःsnake

यथाas/like

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Duryodhana

chariot (ratha)

venomous serpent (bhujaga)

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?

Unrestrained anger is portrayed as inherently poisonous: it clouds judgment, escalates violence, and endangers both self and others. The simile of a venomous serpent frames wrath as a moral and strategic hazard, opposed to the steadiness and discernment expected in dharmic leadership.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield situation where formations have fragmented and soldiers are dying across different fronts. At this moment, Duryodhana mounts another chariot and, overcome by intense rage, prepares to act with heightened aggression—his mood likened to a venomous snake ready to strike.