Shloka 46
Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda
Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps
Devanagari script
ततः प्राग्ज्योतिष: क्रुद्धस्तोमरान् वै चतुर्दश
Transliteration
tataḥ prāgjyotiṣaḥ kruddhas tomarān vai caturdaśa
Translation
三阇耶说道：随后，普罗伽焦提沙之主怒火中烧，掷出十四支长矛——暴力骤然升级，昭示战场之怒如何驱使武士走向更致命的举动，使杀戮的轮回愈发紧绷。
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')
प्राग्ज्योतिषःthe king of Pragjyotiṣa (Bhagadatta)
प्राग्ज्योतिषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राग्ज्योतिष
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
क्रुद्धःangry
क्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
तोमरान्javelins/spears
तोमरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतोमर
FormMasculine, accusative, plural
वैindeed/verily
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
FormAvyaya (emphatic particle)
चतुर्दशfourteen
चतुर्दश:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्दश
FormNumeral (indeclinable in form here), qualifying accusative plural 'तोमरान्'
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)प
प्राग्ज्योतिष (Prāgjyotiṣa)त
तोमर (tomara; spear/javelin)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 anger (krodha) in war rapidly intensifies harm: once wrath takes over, actions become more excessive and destructive, undermining restraint and dharmic self-control even within a warrior’s code.
Sañjaya reports that the warrior-king associated with Prāgjyotiṣa, inflamed with rage, throws fourteen spears at his opponent(s), marking a sharp increase in the ferocity of the exchange.