Shloka 59
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
ततः शल्यो रणे क्रुद्ध: पीने वक्षसि तोमरम्
tataḥ śalyo raṇe kruddhaḥ pīne vakṣasi tomaram
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—তাৰ পাছত ৰণত ক্ৰুদ্ধ শল্যই প্ৰতিদ্বন্দ্বীৰ প্ৰশস্ত, দঢ় বক্ষস্থললৈ এটা তোমৰ নিক্ষেপ কৰিলে আৰু উগ্ৰ সংকল্পে যুদ্ধক আগুৱাই নিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence in war: a warrior’s wrath quickly turns into decisive, potentially lethal action. It implicitly cautions that emotions drive ethical consequences, especially in a dharmic context where restraint is valued even amid kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya narrates a battlefield moment: Śalya becomes furious and attacks by casting a tomara (spear) toward the opponent’s broad chest, marking an escalation in the duel’s intensity.