Shloka 373
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
सच तान् प्रति संरब्ध: प्रत्ययोधयदाहवे । जैसे इन्द्रियाँ मूढ़ मनुष्यको पीड़ा देती हैं
sa ca tān prati saṃrabdhaḥ pratyayodhayad āhave | yathendriyāṇi mūḍhaṃ manuṣyaṃ pīḍayanti tathā te pañca bhrātaraḥ kṛpācāryaṃ pīḍayām āsuḥ | kṛpācāryo 'pi atyanta-roṣeṇa pūritaḥ raṇakṣetre teṣāṃ sarvaiḥ saha yuddham akarot |
Sañjaya said: Enraged, he advanced against them and fought them back in the battle. Just as the senses torment a deluded man, so those five brothers began to harass Kṛpācārya. Kṛpācārya too, filled with intense wrath, fought with all of them together on the field.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses an ethical simile: uncontrolled senses torment a deluded person, just as multiple opponents can overwhelm a warrior. It highlights how delusion and anger intensify suffering, implying the value of self-mastery even amid kṣatriya warfare.
Sañjaya describes Kṛpācārya being pressed hard by the five Pāṇḍava brothers in battle; enraged, Kṛpa counter-attacks and fights them all together on the battlefield.