Shloka 51
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
Devanagari script
ततः परमसंक्रुद्धः पितुर्वधमनुस्मरन्
Transliteration
tataḥ paramasaṃkruddhaḥ pitur vadham anusmaran
Translation
అప్పుడు అతడు పరమ క్రోధంతో ఉప్పొంగి, తండ్రి వధను పదేపదే స్మరించసాగాడు; శోకమూ ప్రతీకారమూ అతని మనస్సును కమ్మగా, ఆ అపకారస్మృతి అతని వివేకాన్ని మసకబార్చింది।
Word by Word
ततःthereafter; then
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')
परमसंक्रुद्धःextremely enraged
परमसंक्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम-संक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पितुःof (his) father
पितुः:
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वधम्killing; slaying
वधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनुस्मरन्remembering; calling to mind
अनुस्मरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-स्मृ
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaF
father (pituḥ)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
Unchecked anger fueled by obsessive remembrance of injury—especially the death of a loved one—can overpower discernment and push one toward ethically destructive choices; the verse highlights how grief can harden into vengeance.
Sañjaya describes a warrior becoming intensely enraged as he repeatedly recalls his father's killing, a mental state that prepares the ground for retaliatory action in the grim aftermath of the war.