Shloka 39
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
सुरथं तं ततः क्रुद्धमापतन्तं महारथम्
surathaṃ taṃ tataḥ kruddham āpatantaṃ mahāratham
Sañjaya sprach: Dann stürmte jener große Wagenkämpfer, vom Zorn entbrannt, in seinem wohlgerüsteten Streitwagen heran—trieb die Schlacht mit Wut und Schwung voran, während sich der Kampf zu einem unmittelbaren Zusammenprall verdichtete.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) drives escalation in war: an elite warrior, seized by wrath, rushes into attack. Ethically, it points to the peril of letting rage govern action, even within a kṣatriya context where courage and duty are expected.
Sañjaya reports that a great chariot-warrior, mounted on a fine battle-chariot, becomes enraged and charges forward to engage—signaling an imminent close encounter or renewed assault in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.