Shloka 17

Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)

Devanagari script

ततः क्रुद्धस्य पार्थस्य रथमार्गे विशाम्पते

Transliteration

tataḥ kruddhasya pārthasya rathamārge viśāmpate

Translation

Rồi, hỡi chúa tể của muôn dân, dọc theo vệt bánh xe chiến xa của Pārtha—đang bừng bừng phẫn nộ—cuộc giao tranh cuốn tới phía trước.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्ययम्

• क्रुद्धस्य: of the enraged
• क्रुद्धस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध (√क्रुध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• पार्थस्य: of Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• रथमार्गे: on the chariot-path; on the road for chariots
• रथमार्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथमार्ग (रथ + मार्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people (O king)
• विशाम्पते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति (विशाम् + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• chariot-path (rathamārga)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by the vocative viśāmpate)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how krodha (anger) can become a decisive force in war: it sharpens intent and accelerates action, yet it also risks eclipsing discernment—an ethical reminder that even justified martial resolve should remain governed by dharma and self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues his report to the king, indicating that events now unfold along Arjuna’s chariot-course as Arjuna becomes enraged—setting up the next description of movements and clashes that follow from his heightened fury.