Shloka 35
Irāvān-nidhana-anantaraṃ Ghaṭotkaca-nādaḥ
After Irāvān’s fall: Ghaṭotkaca’s roar and the clash with Duryodhana
सौमदत्तिं तथा क्रुद्धो धृष्टकेतुर्महाबल: । नवत्या सायकै: क्षिप्रं राजन् विव्याध वक्षसि,राजन्! दूसरी ओर महाबली धृष्टकेतुने क्रोधमें भरकर नब्बे बाणोंसे शीघ्रतापूर्वक भूरिश्रवाकी छातीमें चोट पहुँचायी
saumadattiṁ tathā kruddho dhṛṣṭaketur mahābalaḥ | navatyā sāyakaiḥ kṣipraṁ rājan vivyādha vakṣasi ||
Sañjaya said: Then the mighty Dhṛṣṭaketu, inflamed with anger, swiftly pierced Saumadatti (Bhūriśravas) in the chest with ninety arrows, O King.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence in war: even within kṣatriya-duty, wrath accelerates harm and deepens the cycle of retaliation, reminding readers to note the ethical cost of passion-driven action.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the powerful warrior Dhṛṣṭaketu, enraged, rapidly shoots ninety arrows and wounds Saumadatti (Bhūriśravas) in the chest during the Kurukṣetra battle.