Shloka 17

Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)

Devanagari script

ततः क्रुद्धस्य पार्थस्य रथमार्गे विशाम्पते

Transliteration

tataḥ kruddhasya pārthasya rathamārge viśāmpate

Translation

அதன்பின், ஓ மக்கள்தலைவா! கோபம் கொண்ட பார்த்தனின் தேர்ப்பாதை வழியே (போர் நிகழ்வு) முன்னே நகர்ந்தது।

Word by Word

ततःthen; thereafter

क्रुद्धस्यof the enraged

पार्थस्यof Partha (Arjuna)

रथमार्गेon the chariot-path; on the road for chariots

विशाम्पतेO lord of the people (O king)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārtha (Arjuna)

chariot-path (rathamārga)

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by the vocative viśāmpate)

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?

The line highlights how krodha (anger) can become a decisive force in war: it sharpens intent and accelerates action, yet it also risks eclipsing discernment—an ethical reminder that even justified martial resolve should remain governed by dharma and self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues his report to the king, indicating that events now unfold along Arjuna’s chariot-course as Arjuna becomes enraged—setting up the next description of movements and clashes that follow from his heightened fury.