Shloka 96
Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
मामेव भृशसंक्रुद्धा हन्तुमभ्युद्यता युधि । “ये महारथी शूरवीर धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र अत्यन्त कुपित हो युद्धमें मुझे ही मारनेके लिये उद्यत हो यहाँ आये हैं
Transliteration
mām eva bhṛśa-saṅkruddhā hantum abhyudyatā yudhi |
Translation
桑阇耶说道：“那些战士怒火炽盛，已在战场上逼近，唯一的意图就是要杀我。”
Word by Word
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भृशम्excessively, greatly
भृशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृशम्
संक्रुद्धाःenraged, very angry
संक्रुद्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हन्तुम्to kill
हन्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormInfinitive (tumun)
अभ्युद्यताःready, prepared, intent (upon)
अभ्युद्यताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-उद्यत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
युधिin battle
युधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaB
battlefield (yudhi)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 unchecked anger (krodha) in war narrows perception into a single destructive aim—killing—underscoring the ethical danger of rage-driven action even within a battlefield context.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that certain fighters, seized by intense anger, have moved forward in the battle specifically determined to kill him.