Shloka 14

Irāvān-nidhana-anantaraṃ Ghaṭotkaca-nādaḥ

After Irāvān’s fall: Ghaṭotkaca’s roar and the clash with Duryodhana

Devanagari script

स तु धैर्येण तं कोपं संनिवार्य महायशा: । श्रुतायुष: प्रचिच्छेद मुष्टिदेशे महाधनु:

Transliteration

sa tu dhairyeṇa taṃ kopaṃ saṃnivārya mahāyaśāḥ | śrutāyuṣaḥ praciccheda muṣṭideśe mahādhanuḥ ||

Translation

然而这位声名显赫者以沉毅压下那股怒意，便在手握之处——正是执弓之握——斩断了舒鲁塔尤斯的大弓。

Word by Word

• सः: he (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• धैर्येण: by firmness/patience
• धैर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तम्: that
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कोपम्: anger
• कोपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संनिवार्य: having restrained/checked
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-नि-√वृ (वृणोति/वर्तते) / सम्-नि-√वारय् (caus.)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Active

• महायशाः: the greatly renowned (one)
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रुतायुषः: of Śrutāyus
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतायुस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रचिच्छेद: cut asunder
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√छिद्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मुष्टिदेशे: at the grip-point (where the fist holds)
• मुष्टिदेशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्टिदेश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महाधनुः: the great bow
• महाधनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाधनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Śrutāyus
• bow (dhanuḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dhairya—steadfast self-control—as a mark of true nobility: anger is restrained and redirected into precise, proportionate action, aligning martial power with ethical discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the battle scene narrated by Sañjaya, Yudhiṣṭhira suppresses his anger and disables Śrutāyus by cutting his bow at the hand-grip, neutralizing the immediate threat without being driven by uncontrolled rage.