Shloka 413
द्रौणि-पार्षतयोर्युद्धम् | The Duel of Aśvatthāmā
Drauṇi) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata
दुर्जयं भिन्नमर्माणमनयद् यमसादनम् । तब भीमसेनने भी अत्यन्त कुपित होकर अपने शीघ्रगामी बाणोंद्वारा दुर्जय (दुष्पराजय)-के मर्मस्थलको विदीर्ण करके उसे सारथि और घोड़ोंसहित यमलोक भेज दिया
sañjaya uvāca | durjayaṁ bhinnamarmāṇam anayad yamasādanam | tato bhīmaseno 'tyantaṁ kupitaḥ śīghragāmibhir bāṇair durjayasya marmasthalaṁ vidīrya taṁ sārathi-aśva-sahitaṁ yamalokaṁ preṣayām āsa |
Sanjaya said: Bhimasena, inflamed with fierce wrath, struck Durjaya with swift arrows, piercing his vital points. Thus he sent the hard-to-defeat warrior to the abode of Yama—along with his charioteer and horses. The episode underscores the grim ethic of battlefield duty in which decisive force, once combat is joined, is carried through without hesitation, even as it reveals how anger intensifies the violence of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: once battle is engaged, decisive action is taken to neutralize the opponent. It also implicitly warns how anger (kupitaḥ) can intensify destruction, reminding readers that even duty-bound violence carries moral and emotional weight.
Sanjaya reports that Bhima, in great fury, shoots swift arrows that pierce Durjaya’s vital points, killing him and sending him to Yama’s realm—together with his charioteer and horses—indicating a complete destruction of the chariot unit in combat.