Shloka 37
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
स हताश्वे रथे तिष्ठन् श्रुतकर्मा महारथ: । शक्ति चिक्षेप संक्रुद्धो महोल्कां ज्वलितामिव
sa hatāśve rathe tiṣṭhan śrutakarmā mahārathaḥ | śaktiṃ cikṣepa saṃkruddho maholkāṃ jvalitām iva ||
ঘোঁৰা নিহত হ’লেও মহাৰথী শ্ৰুতকৰ্মা সেই ৰথতেই থিয় হৈ থাকিল। প্ৰচণ্ড ক্ৰোধে দহি উঠি, মহাউল্কাৰ দৰে জ্বলি উঠা এটা শক্তি দুঃমুখৰ ফালে নিক্ষেপ কৰিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can propel a warrior to intensify aggression even when disadvantaged; it implicitly warns that wrath fuels escalation and clouds judgment, a recurring ethical concern in the Mahābhārata’s war narrative.
After his horses are killed, the mahāratha Śrutakarmā still stands on his chariot and, in fury, hurls a śakti weapon at his opponent (noted in the accompanying Hindi as Durmukha), likened to a blazing meteor.