Shloka 37
सहसैकरथ: पार्थस्त्वामभ्येति परंतप: । क्रोधरक्तेक्षण: क्रुद्धों जिघांसु: सर्वपार्थिवान्
arjuna uvāca | sahasaikarathaḥ pārthas tvām abhyeti paraṃtapaḥ | krodharakte kṣaṇaḥ kruddho jighāṃsuḥ sarvapārthivān |
Arjuna sprach: „Pārtha, der Feinde Versenger, stürzt in jähem Zorn mit nur einem Streitwagen geradewegs auf dich zu. Seine Augen sind vom Grimm gerötet; erzürnt verlangt es ihn, alle Könige zu erschlagen.“
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked wrath (krodha) can expand a targeted conflict into indiscriminate destruction—Arjuna’s righteous grief turns into a sweeping urge to kill ‘all kings,’ illustrating the ethical danger of anger even in a dharma-framed war.
In the midst of the Karṇa Parva battle, Arjuna—described with blood-reddened eyes from rage—charges forward rapidly with a single chariot, intent on slaughtering the assembled rulers, signaling a sudden intensification of combat.