Shloka 96

भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति उपालम्भः

Bhīṣma’s Reproof to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

प्रगृह्य विपुलं चापं सिंहवद्‌ विनदन्‌ मुहुः । तब राजा दुर्योधनने विशाल धनुष लेकर बारंबार सिंहके समान गर्जना करते हुए वहाँ घटोत्कचपर धावा किया

Transliteration

pragṛhya vipulaṃ cāpaṃ siṃhavad vinadan muhuḥ | tataḥ rājā duryodhanaḥ ghaṭotkacapar dhāvāya pravavṛte ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：杜尤陀那王握起强弓，屡屡如狮吼啸，随即奋然前冲，直取迦托迦遮。此景昭示：在战争的道德混沌中，傲慢与武怒往往凝成鲁莽的决绝。

Word by Word

• प्रगृह्य: having seized/taken up
• प्रगृह्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ग्रह्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• विपुलम्: large, broad
• विपुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चापम्: bow
• चापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सिंहवत्: like a lion
• सिंहवत्: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सिंहवत्
• Form: true

• विनदन्: roaring, sounding
• विनदन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुहुः: again and again, repeatedly
• मुहुः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः
• Form: true

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)
• घटोत्कच (Ghaṭotkaca)
• चाप/धनुष् (bow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how martial pride and anger can drive a leader into aggressive action; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such lion-like bravado may signal courage, but it can also reflect unchecked ego that deepens adharma and suffering in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Duryodhana seizing a large bow, roaring repeatedly like a lion, and then rushing to attack Ghaṭotkaca on the battlefield.