Shloka 59
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
ततः शल्यो रणे क्रुद्ध: पीने वक्षसि तोमरम्
tataḥ śalyo raṇe kruddhaḥ pīne vakṣasi tomaram
Sañjaya sprach: Dann schleuderte Śalya, im Kampf vor Zorn entbrannt, einen Tomara-Speer gegen die breite, kräftig gebaute Brust (seines Gegners) und trieb das Gefecht mit grimmigem Willen voran.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence in war: a warrior’s wrath quickly turns into decisive, potentially lethal action. It implicitly cautions that emotions drive ethical consequences, especially in a dharmic context where restraint is valued even amid kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya narrates a battlefield moment: Śalya becomes furious and attacks by casting a tomara (spear) toward the opponent’s broad chest, marking an escalation in the duel’s intensity.