Shloka 22
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
ततो द्रोणो भृशं क्रुद्धो धर्मराजस्य संयुगे । चिच्छेद समरे धन्वी धनुस्तस्य महात्मन:,तब धनुर्धर द्रोणाचार्य उस युद्धस्थलमें महात्मा धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरपर अत्यन्त कुपित हो उठे। उन्होंने समरांगणमें युधिष्ठिरके धनुषको काट दिया ॥ 77४ ७ ४87. ९
tato droṇo bhṛśaṃ kruddho dharmarājasya saṃyuge | ciccheda samare dhanvī dhanus tasya mahātmanaḥ ||
Then Droṇa, inflamed with intense anger against Dharmarāja in the thick of battle, the bowman, in the midst of the fight, cut down the bow of that great-souled king. The moment underscores how wrath can drive even eminent warriors to target an opponent’s capacity to act, turning the contest into a test of restraint and steadfastness amid dharma’s pressures in war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can dominate judgment even in renowned figures, and how warfare tests dharma not only through rules but through inner restraint; disabling an opponent’s weapon becomes a moral and strategic act that pressures the opponent’s composure and resolve.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, furious with Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja) during the battle, severs Yudhiṣṭhira’s bow in the fight, momentarily disarming him and shifting the immediate balance of the encounter.