Mahabharata 7.204.53 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 204, Shloka 53
विव्याध कुपितो यज्ञ निर्दयस्त्वभवत् तदा । धनुषा बाणमुत्सृूज्य सघोषं विननाद च
vivyādha kupito yajñaṃ nirdayas tv abhavat tadā | dhanuṣā bāṇam utsṛjya saghoṣaṃ vinanāda ca ||
ক্রুদ্ধ হয়ে তিনি যজ্ঞে আঘাত হানলেন; তখন তিনি নির্মম হয়ে উঠলেন। ধনুক থেকে বাণ ছেড়ে তিনি প্রবল গর্জনে নিনাদ করলেন।
व्यास उवाच
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The verse highlights an ethical warning: uncontrolled anger (krodha) can erase compassion and reverence, leading one to violate even sacred boundaries such as a yajña. It frames cruelty as a moral fall precipitated by rage.
Vyāsa narrates a moment of fierce aggression: a wrathful figure attacks the sacrificial rite, becomes merciless, shoots an arrow from his bow, and bellows loudly—signaling escalation and intimidation in the scene.
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