Shloka 24
संहर्षाद् धारयन् क्रोधं धनन््वी सख्रग्वी रथे स्थित: । समरे नाशयेच्छत्रूनमोघो नाम पावक:
saṁharṣād dhārayan krodhaṁ dhanvī sakhragvī rathe sthitaḥ | samare nāśayec chatrūn amogho nāma pāvakaḥ ||
Markandeya said: “Roused by exhilaration, the bowman—garlanded and standing upon his chariot—held his anger in check. In the thick of battle, the fire called ‘Amogha’ would destroy the enemies unfailingly.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the exhilaration of combat, the warrior ideal includes mastery over anger; righteous force is portrayed as effective not through blind rage but through controlled power, here symbolized by the unfailing fire ‘Amogha’ that destroys enemies.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a bow-bearing warrior on a chariot, garlanded and battle-ready, who restrains his wrath; simultaneously, an unfailing fiery power named Amogha is said to annihilate foes in the battle.