Shloka 10
द्रोणस्तु परमक्रुद्धों वायव्यास्त्रेण संयुगे
droṇas tu paramakruddho vāyavyāstreṇa saṁyuge
Sañjaya said: In the thick of battle, Droṇa—seized by extreme anger—resorted to the Vāyavya weapon. The line underscores how wrath can drive even a great teacher-warrior to escalate violence through formidable astras, raising ethical tension between martial duty and self-mastery.
संयज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral danger of anger in warfare: when rage governs judgment, one is prone to escalate conflict by deploying overwhelming force, challenging the ideal of self-control even within kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, intensely angered during the fight, employs the Vāyavya astra—an advanced wind-based weapon—signaling a heightened and more destructive phase of the battle.