Shloka 47
द्रोणस्यापि परै: सार्ध व्यूहद्वारे महारणे । एवमेष क्षयो वृत्त: पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते | क्रुद्धेडर्जुने तथा द्रोणे सात्वते च महारथे,पृथ्वीपते! उस महायुद्धमें व्यूहके द्वारपर शत्रुओंके साथ जूझते हुए द्रोणाचार्यका भी सिंहनाद प्रकट हो रहा था। इस प्रकार अर्जुन, द्रोणाचार्य तथा महारथी सात्यकिके कुपित होनेपर युद्धभूमिमें यह भयंकर विनाशका कार्य सम्पन्न हुआ
sañjaya uvāca |
droṇasyāpi paraiḥ sārdhaṁ vyūha-dvāre mahāraṇe |
evam eṣa kṣayo vṛttaḥ pṛthivyāṁ pṛthivīpate |
kruddhe ’rjune tathā droṇe sātvate ca mahārathe ||
Sañjaya said: Even Droṇa, locked in combat with the enemy at the very gateway of the battle-formation in that great war, made his lion-like roar. Thus, O lord of the earth, this fearful destruction unfolded upon the battlefield when Arjuna, Droṇa, and the great chariot-warrior Sātyaki were inflamed with wrath—showing how anger in war magnifies ruin, even among the foremost heroes.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how krodha (wrath), even in a context of kṣatriya duty, accelerates kṣaya (devastation). It hints at an ethical tension in epic warfare: valor and duty are praised, yet uncontrolled anger multiplies suffering and loss.
Sañjaya reports that at the entrance of a battle-formation, Droṇa is fiercely engaging the enemy and roaring like a lion. He then summarizes that a terrible slaughter occurred on the field when Arjuna, Droṇa, and the great warrior Sātyaki fought in a state of anger.