Shloka 3
कर्णस्य दानप्रतिज्ञा–शल्योपदेश–वाक्ययुद्धम्
Karna’s Gift-Vows, Shalya’s Counsel, and the Battle of Words
सतुतंप्रतिविव्याध नवभिर्निशितै: शरै: । सारथिं चास्य भल््लेन भृशं क्रुद्धोभ्यताडयत्,इससे दुर्योधनको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ। उसने युधिष्ठिरको नौ तीखे बाणोंसे बेधकर बदला चुकाया और उनके सारथिपर भी एक भल्लका प्रहार किया
sa tu taṁ prativivyādha navabhir niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | sārathiṁ cāsya bhallena bhṛśaṁ kruddho 'bhyatāḍayat ||
Sañjaya said: Enraged, he retaliated by piercing him with nine razor-sharp arrows, and in his fury he struck the charioteer hard with a bhalla as well. The episode shows how, in the heat of battle, krodha (wrath) drives swift retribution and can spill over even onto those who merely serve, revealing the moral peril of anger amid the demands of war.
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