Shloka 49
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज पार्षतः परवीरहा । द्रोणाय चिक्षेप गदां यमदण्डोपमां रणे,महाराज! तब शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले धृष्टद्युम्नने कुपित हो द्रोणाचार्यपर गदा चलायी, जो रणभूमिमें यमदण्डके समान भयंकर थी
tataḥ kruddho mahārāja pārṣataḥ paravīrahā | droṇāya cikṣepa gadāṃ yamadaṇḍopamāṃ raṇe ||
Sañjaya said: Then, O King, the son of Pṛṣata—slayer of enemy heroes—angered in the thick of battle, hurled at Droṇa a mace, dreadful like Yama’s rod. The scene underscores how wrath on the battlefield drives even renowned warriors to acts aimed at decisive destruction, where martial duty and personal enmity converge in lethal intent.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence and narrows judgment in war: a warrior’s duty to fight can become entangled with personal rage, and the imagery of Yama’s rod stresses the ethical gravity of actions that aim at death.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, furious in battle, throws a terrifying mace at Droṇācārya—an aggressive, potentially decisive strike against a foremost commander.