Shloka 19

Devanagari script

हन्त्यवध्यानपि क्ुद्धो गुरून्‌ क्रुद्धस्तुदत्यपि । तस्मात्‌ तेजसि कर्तव्य: क्रोधो दूरे प्रतिष्ठित:,क्रोधी मनुष्य अवध्य पुरुषोंका वध कर देता है। क्रोधी मनुष्य गुरुजनोंको कटु वचनोंद्वारा पीड़ा पहुँचाता है। इसलिये जिसमें तेज हो, उस पुरुषको चाहिये कि वह क्रोधको अपनेसे दूर रखे

Transliteration

hanty avadhyān api kruddho gurūn kruddhas tudaty api | tasmāt tejasī kartavyaḥ krodho dūre pratiṣṭhitaḥ ||

Translation

యుధిష్ఠిరుడు అన్నాడు— కోపానికి లోనైన మనిషి వధించరానివారినికూడా సంహరిస్తాడు; కోపంలో గురువులను కూడా కఠిన వాక్యాలతో గాయపరుస్తాడు. అందువల్ల అంతఃతేజస్సు గలవాడు కోపాన్ని తన నుండి దూరంగా ఉంచాలి.

Word by Word

हन्तिkills

अवध्यान्those not to be slain (invulnerable/unslayable)

अपिeven/also

क्रुद्धःbeing angry

गुरून्elders/teachers

क्रुद्धःbeing angry

तुदतिtorments/hurts

अपिeven/also

तस्मात्therefore/from that reason

तेजसिin/with regard to vigor (splendor, energy)

कर्तव्यःshould be done / is to be made

क्रोधःanger

दूरेfar away

प्रतिष्ठितःplaced/kept/established

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

gurūn (elders/teachers)

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

What is the core teaching?

Anger destroys discernment: it can drive a person to commit grave adharma—harming the inviolable and insulting or hurting revered elders. True tejas (inner strength) is shown by keeping anger at a distance through restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Vana Parva discourse context, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on moral conduct and warns about the dangers of krodha, emphasizing that uncontrolled anger leads to violence and cruel speech even toward those who deserve protection and reverence.