Shloka 5
द्रोणपर्व — द्विनवति-तमोऽध्यायः
Sātyaki Pressed by Kauravas; Duryodhana and Kṛtavarmā Engagements
ततस्तव सुतो राजन् दृष्टवा सैन्यं तथागतम् | दुःशासनो भशं क्ुद्धों युद्धायार्जुनमभ्यगात्,राजन! सेनाकी वह दुरवस्था देखकर आपके पुत्र दुःशासनको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ और वह युद्धके लिये अर्जुनके सामने जा पहुँचा
tatas tava suto rājan dṛṣṭvā sainyaṃ tathāgatam | duḥśāsano bhṛśaṃ kruddho yuddhāyārjunam abhyagāt ||
Sañjaya said: “Then, O King, seeing the army in that condition, your son Duḥśāsana, seized by intense anger, advanced toward Arjuna to engage him in battle.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can drive immediate, aggressive action in war; ethically, it points to the danger of letting passion rather than discernment govern one’s conduct, even within a kṣatriya context.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duḥśāsana, seeing the army’s situation, becomes intensely enraged and moves forward to confront Arjuna in battle.