Shloka 7
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
अथ गुर्वी महाघोरां हेमचित्रां महागदाम् । प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धों वैकर्तनरथं प्रति
atha gurvīṁ mahāghorāṁ hemacitrāṁ mahāgadām | preṣayāmāsa saṅkruddho vaikartanarathaṁ prati ||
Sañjaya said: Then, in a surge of wrath, he hurled a massive, terrifying great mace—adorned with gold—toward the chariot of Vaikartana. The moment underscores how anger on the battlefield drives warriors to unleash heavy, lethal weapons, intensifying the spiral of violence and peril.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can propel a warrior into extreme, destructive action. In the ethical frame of the epic, such wrath-driven escalation is a recurring cause of greater suffering, even when occurring within the accepted codes of battlefield combat.
Sanjaya reports that an enraged warrior launches a heavy, gold-ornamented mace toward Karna (Vaikartana) and his chariot, marking an intensification of the duel and the immediate threat to Karna’s position on the battlefield.