Shloka 21
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
ततः पुनरमेयात्मा तव पुत्रो हामर्षण:
tataḥ punar ameyātmā tava putro hāmarṣaṇaḥ
সঞ্জয় বললেন—তারপর আবার অপরিমেয় আত্মবলসম্পন্ন তোমার পুত্র অপমান সহ্য করতে না পেরে, যা ঘটেছিল তা বহন করতে অক্ষম হয়ে পুনরায় কর্মে উদ্দীপ্ত হল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral-psychological pattern in war: when pride is wounded, impatience and resentment can override restraint, causing a person to re-enter conflict with renewed intensity. It implicitly warns that inner measure (self-control) matters more than ‘immeasurable’ force when ethical judgment is at stake.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that his son, after a prior development, again becomes unable to tolerate the situation—suggesting a fresh surge of agitation and readiness to act in the ongoing battle episode described in this section of Karṇa Parva.