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Shloka 6.43.33

द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः (Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats)

सशरैरभिविद्धाङ्गोद्विविदःक्रोधमूर्छितः ।सालेनसरथंसाश्वंनिजघानाशनिप्रभम् ।।6.43.33।।

saśarair abhividdhāṅgo dvividaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ | sālenā sarathaṃ sāśvaṃ nijaghāna aśaniprabham ||6.43.33||

Dvividha, his limbs pierced by arrows and maddened with wrath, struck down Aśaniprabha with a śāla tree—along with his chariot, horses, and charioteer.

Dwivida whose limbs have been injured being enraged took Sala tree and killed Asaniprabha and the charioteer as well as the horses.

D
Dvividha
A
Aśaniprabha
Ś
śāla tree
C
chariot
H
horses
C
charioteer

The episode warns that anger (krodha) can surge even in righteous battle; dharma requires channeling force toward ending harm, not toward uncontrolled rage.

After being wounded by arrows, Dvividha retaliates and destroys Aśaniprabha’s entire chariot-unit using a śāla tree.

Parākrama (martial valor), though the verse also foregrounds the psychological intensity of battle—krodha as a dangerous accelerant.