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Shloka 21

ते तथा समयं कृत्वा दशमे5हनि पाण्डवा: । ब्रह्मलोकपरा भूत्वा संजग्मु: क्रोधमूर्च्छिता:

te tathā samayaṃ kṛtvā daśame 'hani pāṇḍavāḥ | brahmalokaparā bhūtvā saṃjagmuḥ krodhamūrcchitāḥ ||

Sañjaya nói: “Sau khi đã cùng nhau lập lời quyết ước như vậy, đến ngày thứ mười, các Pāṇḍava tiến lên, tâm trí hướng về Brahmaloka, và bị cơn cuồng nộ bao phủ như rơi vào mê trầm. Với ý chí lạnh lùng, họ dồn bước, quyết làm Bhīṣma ngã xuống.”

तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
समयम्agreement, vow, compact
समयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसमय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
दशमेon the tenth
दशमे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootदशम
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
अहनिday
अहनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअहन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas
पाण्डवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ब्रह्मलोकपराःhaving Brahmaloka as the highest aim
ब्रह्मलोकपराः:
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मलोकपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
संजग्मुःthey went forth, advanced
संजग्मुः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + गम्
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
क्रोधमूर्च्छिताःfrenzied/overcome with anger
क्रोधमूर्च्छिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रोधमूर्च्छित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
P
Pāṇḍavas
B
Brahmaloka

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how a solemn resolve (samaya) can drive action in war, but also warns implicitly about the moral and psychological cost when duty and vengeance mingle—anger can overwhelm discernment even while one frames the goal in lofty terms (Brahmaloka).

On the tenth day of the Kurukṣetra war, the Pāṇḍavas, having made a firm plan/pledge, advance in a fury, determined to bring down Bhīṣma; the broader episode involves arranging the battle formation and strategy that will enable Bhīṣma’s fall.