Shloka 94
Devanagari script
क्रुद्धौं तौ तु नरव्याप्रौ वेगवन्तो बभूवतु:
Transliteration
kruddhau tau tu naravyāghrau vegavantau babhūvatuḥ
Translation
سنجے نے کہا—وہ دونوں نر-ببر شیر غضبناک ہو کر ناقابلِ روک رفتار سے لپکے؛ جنگ میں بھڑکا ہوا غصہ بہادروں کو بے رحم اور ناگزیر حرکت کے آلے بنا دیتا ہے۔
Word by Word
क्रुद्धौangry
क्रुद्धौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध (√क्रुध्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
नरव्याघ्रौtwo tiger-like men (best of men)
नरव्याघ्रौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनरव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
वेगवन्तौswift/impetuous
वेगवन्तौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवेगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
बभूवतुःbecame
बभूवतुः:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)त
तौ (two unnamed warriors)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
The verse highlights how anger in warfare amplifies force and speed, portraying heroic energy as easily commandeered by wrath—an implicit ethical caution that passion can drive action as powerfully as discernment.
Sañjaya describes two leading warriors who, having become furious, rush forward with great impetus, intensifying the combat and signaling an escalation in the duel or clash underway.