Mahabharata 9.65.33 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 65, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

स च क्रोधसमाविष्ट: पाणौ पा्णिं निपीड्य च

Transliteration

sa ca krodhasamāviṣṭaḥ pāṇau pāṇiṁ nipīḍya ca

Translation

Và ông, bị cơn giận chiếm giữ, siết chặt bàn tay này vào bàn tay kia—dấu hiệu bên ngoài của sự xao động và quyết tâm bên trong giữa gánh nặng đạo lý của chiến tranh.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• क्रोध-समाविष्टः: possessed/overcome by anger
• क्रोध-समाविष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधसमाविष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाणौ: in (his) hand
• पाणौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पाणिम्: hand
• पाणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निपीड्य: having pressed/squeezed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-पीड्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger manifests physically and can drive decisive action; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical landscape, such anger is a dangerous force that can cloud judgment and intensify violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior (contextually identified in surrounding verses) becoming overwhelmed with anger and clenching his hands together, signaling agitation and readiness for the next act in the unfolding battle scene.