Shloka 326
अभिमन्यु–अलम्बुसयुद्धम् / The Duel of Abhimanyu and Alambusa
with Arjuna’s approach to Bhīṣma
संजातरुधिरोत्पीडो द्रौणि: क्रोधसमन्वित: । नीलके छोड़े हुए उस पंखयुक्त बाणसे विदीर्ण होकर अश्व॒त्थामाके शरीरसे रक्तका प्रवाह बह चला। इससे अश्वत्थामाको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ
sañjāta-rudhirotpīḍo drauṇiḥ krodha-samanvitaḥ | nīlakenābhyutsṛṣṭena pakṣavatā śareṇa vidīrṇaḥ aśvatthāmanaḥ śarīrāt rudhira-pravāho bahu calat | tataḥ aśvatthāmanaḥ mahān krodho 'bhavat |
Sañjaya said: Torn by the winged arrow released by Nīlaka, Aśvatthāman, Droṇa’s son, began to bleed profusely. As the stream of blood flowed from his body, his anger flared up greatly.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral-psychological pattern in warfare: physical harm easily turns into consuming anger, which can drive further unethical escalation. It implicitly warns that unchecked krodha (wrath) becomes a catalyst for greater violence and loss of discernment.
Sañjaya reports that Aśvatthāman, son of Droṇa, is pierced by a feathered (winged) arrow shot by Nīlaka. Blood flows from his body, and the injury provokes intense anger in him.