Shloka 74
Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda
Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps
द्रौपदेयांस्ततः पठडच पठचभि: समताडयत् | भीमसेनस्य च क्रोधान्निजघान तुरड्गमान्,इसके बाद भगदलत्तने द्रौपदीके पाँच पुत्रोंको पाँच बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया और क्रोधपूर्वक भीमसेनके घोड़ोंको मार डाला
sañjaya uvāca | draupadeyāṃs tataḥ pañcabhiḥ samatāḍayat | bhīmasenasya ca krodhān nijaghāna turaṅgamān |
সঞ্জয় বললেন—তখন সে দ্রৌপদীর পুত্রদের পাঁচটি বাণে বিদ্ধ করল; আর ভীমসেনের প্রতি ক্রোধে ভীমের অশ্বসমূহকে বধ করল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) distorts judgment in war: instead of limiting harm to necessary combat, rage expands violence to additional targets (here, even the opponent’s horses), intensifying adharma-like excess and collateral suffering.
In the ongoing Kurukṣetra fighting as reported by Sañjaya, a warrior strikes the five Draupadeyas with five arrows, then—angered at Bhīma—kills Bhīma’s horses, disabling his chariot’s mobility and escalating the confrontation.