Shloka 37
भीष्मवधोपाय-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma) | Chapter 103
तेतु क्रुद्धा महेष्वासा द्रौपदेया: प्रहारिण: । राक्षसं दुद्रुवु: संख्ये ग्रहा: पडच रविं यथा
te tu kruddhā maheṣvāsā draupadeyāḥ prahāriṇaḥ | rākṣasaṃ dudruvuḥ saṅkhye grahāḥ pañca ravim yathā ||
তেতিয়া ক্ৰুদ্ধ হৈ, মহাধনুৰ্ধৰ আৰু প্ৰহাৰত নিপুণ দ্ৰৌপদেয়সকলে ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত সেই ৰাক্ষসৰ ওপৰত ধাৱা কৰিলে—যেন গ্ৰহসমূহে ৰৱিক আক্ৰমণ কৰে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined courage and collective resolve: anger in war is ethically meaningful only when directed toward protection and the defeat of harmful forces, not as uncontrolled fury. The simile of planets assailing the Sun emphasizes concentrated, united power.
Sañjaya describes the five sons of Draupadī, renowned archers, becoming enraged and charging a rākṣasa in the midst of battle, likening their coordinated assault to five planets rushing upon the Sun.