Shloka 466
सर्वगात्रेषु संक्रुद्ध: सर्वमर्मस्वताडयत् । तत्पश्चात् पुनः उन्होंने अत्यन्त कुपित हो शीघ्रतापूर्वक सौ बाणोंद्वारा भीष्मके सम्पूर्ण अंगों और सभी मर्मस्थानोंमें आघात किया
sarvagātreṣu saṁkruddhaḥ sarvamarmasvatāḍayat | tatpaścāt punaḥ
Sañjaya said: Enraged in every limb, he struck at all the vital points. Then, once again thereafter, driven by wrath, he swiftly loosed a hundred arrows, smiting Bhīṣma’s whole body and every marma, each seat of life—grim proof that anger in war seeks not only victory, but the breaking of an enemy’s very supports of life.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) intensifies harm: in battle, wrath drives one to target marmas—life-supporting vulnerable points—showing the ethical danger of letting rage govern action, even within a warrior context.
Sañjaya narrates a combat moment where a fighter, overcome with anger, strikes the opponent across the whole body and specifically at vital points, then resumes the attack again—depicting escalating ferocity on the battlefield.