Shloka 42
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 19 — Saṃśaptaka–Trigarta Assault and Aindra-astra Counter
स तोमरं भास्कररश्मिवर्चसं बलास्त्रसर्गोत्तमयत्नमन्युभि: । ससर्ज शीघ्र॑ं परिपीडयन् गजं गुरो: सुतायाद्रिपती श्वरो नदन्
sa tomaraṃ bhāskara-raśmi-varcasaṃ balāstra-sargottama-yatnam anyubhiḥ | sasarja śīghraṃ paripīḍayan gajaṃ guroḥ sutāyādripatīśvaro nadan |
قال سانجيا: مدفوعًا بالقوة، وبأسمى ما في صنعة السلاح من جهد، وبالغضب، فإن سيدَ مَلَايَا—مالكَ ملك الجبال—وبينما كان يلهب فيلَه ليمضي قُدمًا، قذف سريعًا طومارًا متوهّجًا كأشعة الشمس نحو ابنِ الغورو (درونا)، وهو يزأر بصوتٍ عالٍ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha), when joined with strength and skill, accelerates violent decision-making in war. Ethically, it points to the peril of wrath: it sharpens action but can eclipse restraint and discernment, intensifying harm in the name of martial duty.
A mountain-lord associated with Malaya, riding and urging his elephant, roars and swiftly hurls a sun-bright javelin (tomara) at the ‘Guru’s son’—understood as Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman)—as the battle surges forward.