Shloka 38
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
धृष्टद्युम्न॑ कृप: क्रुद्धो बाणवर्षैरपीडयत् । द्रौपदेयांश्व शकुनिर्यमौ च द्रौणिरभ्ययात्
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ kṛpaḥ kruddho bāṇavarṣair apīḍayat | draupadeyāṃś ca śakunir yamau ca drauṇir abhyayāt ||
Sañjaya sprach: Von Zorn entbrannt stürmte Kṛpa auf Dhṛṣṭadyumna los und quälte ihn mit einem Regen von Pfeilen. Śakuni rückte gegen die Söhne Draupadīs vor, während Aśvatthāman, der Sohn Droṇas, auf die Zwillingsbrüder Nakula und Sahadeva zustürmte.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) escalates violence and narrows moral vision in war: senior warriors and tacticians focus on crippling leaders and heirs, showing the ethical deterioration that prolonged conflict brings even among the renowned.
Sañjaya reports simultaneous assaults: Kṛpa, furious, overwhelms Dhṛṣṭadyumna with arrow-showers; Śakuni moves against the Draupadeyas; and Aśvatthāman (Droṇa’s son) charges the twin brothers Nakula and Sahadeva.