Shloka 2

Virāṭa Rescued from Suśarmā; Night Battle and Royal Gratitude (विराटमोक्षणं सुशर्मवधाभिमुखं च)

Devanagari script

ते त्रिगर्ताश्न मत्स्याश्व संरब्धा युद्धदुर्मदा: । अन्योन्यमभिगर्जन्तो गोषु गृद्धा महाबला:,फिर तो क्रोधमें भरकर युद्धके लिये उन्मत्त हुए वे त्रिगर्त और मत्स्यदेशके महाबली वीर गौओंको ले जानेकी इच्छासे एक-दूसरेको लक्ष्य करके गर्जना करने लगे

Transliteration

te trigartāś ca matsyāś ca saṃrabdhā yuddha-durmadāḥ | anyonyam abhigarjanto goṣu gṛddhā mahābalāḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：随即，特里伽尔塔人与摩蹉人——皆为大力勇士——怒火炽盛，又为战意所醉而近乎狂悖；他们彼此咆哮，互相锁定为目标，只因贪图那群牛。

Word by Word

तेthey

त्रिगर्ताःthe Trigartas

चand

मत्स्याःthe Matsyas

चand

संरब्धाःenraged, excited

युद्ध-दुर्मदाःmad with the intoxication of battle

अन्योन्यम्each other (mutually)

अभिगर्जन्तःroaring at (challenging)

गोषुamong/over the cows

गृद्धाःgreedy, eager (for)

महाबलाःmighty, of great strength

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Trigartas

Matsyas

cattle (cows)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger and the intoxication of warfare (yuddha-durmada) can eclipse restraint and dharma, turning even strong warriors into instruments of greed—here, the desire to seize cattle—thereby escalating conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Trigartas and the Matsyas, both powerful groups, become enraged and battle-mad; they shout challenges at each other, focused on capturing or defending the cattle, setting the stage for violent confrontation.