Shloka 30
Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)
विसृजन्तो बहून् बाणान् क्रोधसंरक्तलोचना: । भीमसेनमभिद्रुत्य विव्यधु: सहिता भृूशम्
visṛjanto bahūn bāṇān krodha-saṁrakta-locanāḥ | bhīmasenam abhidrutya vivyadhuḥ sahitā bhṛśam ||
Sañjaya said: With eyes reddened by anger, they loosed many arrows. Rushing straight at Bhīmasena together, they struck him fiercely.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can dominate perception and action—symbolized by reddened eyes—and can unify people toward harmful ends. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such wrath-driven aggression contrasts with the ideal of disciplined, dharma-guided conduct even in war.
Sañjaya reports that a group of warriors, enraged, charge at Bhīmasena and shower him with many arrows, piercing him fiercely. It is a moment of concentrated assault against Bhīma during the Kurukṣetra battle.