Shloka 25

Devanagari script

अयःकणपचक्राश्मभुशुण्ड्युद्यतबाहव: । कृष्णपार्थो जिघांसन्त: क्रोधसम्मूर्छितीजस:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ayaḥkaṇapacakrāśmabhuśuṇḍyudyatabāhavaḥ | kṛṣṇapārtho jighāṃsantaḥ krodhasammūrchitaujasaḥ ||

Translation

کچھ کے ہاتھوں میں لوہے کی گولیاں پھینکنے والے آلات تھے، اور کچھ نے چکر، پتھر اور بھوشُنڈی ہتھیار اٹھا رکھے تھے۔ غضب سے بے خود تیز کے ساتھ وہ سب کے سب کرشن اور پارتھ کو قتل کرنا چاہتے تھے۔

Word by Word

• अयःकणपचक्राश्मभुशुण्ड्युद्यतबाहवः: having arms raised with iron-balls, cooking-vessels(?), discus, stones, and bhusuṇḍī weapons
• अयःकणपचक्राश्मभुशुण्ड्युद्यतबाहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यतबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कृष्णपार्थौ: Kṛṣṇa and Pārtha (Arjuna)
• कृष्णपार्थौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• जिघांसन्तः: wishing to kill
• जिघांसन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (desiderative: जिघांस्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्रोधसम्मूर्छिततेजसः: whose vigor was maddened/overpowered by anger
• क्रोधसम्मूर्छिततेजसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधसम्मूर्छिततेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• cakra (disc weapon)
• aśman (stone)
• bhūśuṇḍī (weapon)
• ayaḥ-kaṇa (iron pellets/shot)
• ayaḥ-kaṇa-paca (pellet-hurling device/contrivance)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger can overwhelm discernment and convert vigor (ojas) into destructive intent. Ethically, it warns that krodha-driven action tends toward adharma—violence pursued without restraint or right judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

A hostile group, armed with various missiles and weapons, raises their arms to strike and, in a fury, intends to kill Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (Pārtha). The narration emphasizes their weaponry and their anger-intoxicated aggression.