Shloka 316
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
आददे परिधघं घोर नगेन्द्रशिखरोपमम् । अपने मुसलको कटा हुआ देख अभ्व॒त्थामाको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ और उसने पर्वतशिखरके समान एक भयंकर परिघ हाथमें ले लिया
ādade parighaṁ ghoraṁ nagendra-śikharopamam |
Sañjaya sprach: Als Aśvatthāmā sah, dass seine Keule zerschlagen war, packte ihn grimmiger Zorn, und er ergriff in seiner Hand einen schrecklichen eisernen Knüppel, dem Gipfel eines mächtigen Berges gleich—ein Bild dafür, wie sich Zorn zur erneuten Gewalt auf dem Schlachtfeld steigert.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger, triggered by loss and humiliation in war, quickly turns into renewed aggression; it implicitly warns that unchecked krodha magnifies violence and clouds discernment, even for great warriors.
After his club is cut down, Aśvatthāmā becomes enraged and grabs a terrifying parigha, described as resembling a mountain peak, signaling his intent to continue fighting with intensified ferocity.