Shloka 73
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
Devanagari script
तैर्विसृष्टान्यनीकेषु क्रुद्धैः शस्त्राणि संयुगे
Transliteration
tair visṛṣṭāny anīkeṣu kruddhaiḥ śastrāṇi saṃyuge
Translation
马尔坎德耶说道：在鏖战之中，那些怒火炽盛的战士抛掷兵刃，使之飞射入敌阵。
Word by Word
तैःby them
तैः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, plural
विसृष्टानिreleased, hurled
विसृष्टानि:
Karma
TypeVerb-derived adjective (past passive participle)
Rootवि-सृज्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, plural
अनीकेषुin the armies/formations
अनीकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक
Formneuter, locative, plural
क्रुद्धैःby the enraged (ones)
क्रुद्धैः:
Karana
TypeVerb-derived adjective (past passive participle)
Rootक्रुध्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, plural
शस्त्राणिweapons
शस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशस्त्र
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, plural
संयुगेin battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
Formneuter, locative, singular
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
म
मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)श
शस्त्र (weapons)अ
अनीक (battle-ranks/formations)स
संयुग (battle)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how anger (krodha) drives action in war: when wrath dominates, weapons are unleashed without hesitation. Ethically, it points to the Mahabharata’s recurring concern that even in kṣatriya-duty, inner restraint and discernment are crucial, because uncontrolled rage escalates destruction.
Markandeya is describing a battle scene: enraged fighters release weapons into the opposing formations. The focus is on the intensity of combat—missiles and arms being hurled into the ranks during the clash.