Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 21
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
तान् भीमसेन: संक्रुद्धों धृष्टद्युम्नश्व॒ पार्षत:
tān bhīmasenaḥ saṅkruddho dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ
Sañjaya said: Enraged, Bhīmasena—along with Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pārṣata—turned upon them.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, powerful emotions like anger surge even among dharma-bound warriors; it implicitly contrasts the necessity of kṣatriya action with the ethical danger of being driven primarily by wrath rather than disciplined duty.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, furious, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (identified by the epithet Pārṣata) move against the opposing side—signaling an escalation in the combat and the active engagement of key Pāṇḍava leaders.
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