Shloka 48
नानाशस्त्रभृतः क्रुद्धा भर्त्सयन्तो मुहुर्मुहु: । तब नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्र धारण किये कुपित पाण्डव-सैनिक एक साथ गर्जना करते हुए वहाँ दुर्योधनपर टूट पड़े और बारंबार उसे फटकारने लगे ।।
sañjaya uvāca | nānāśastrabhṛtaḥ kruddhā bhartsayanto muhur muhuḥ | duryodhano 'py asambhrāntas tān raṇe niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
Dijo Sañjaya: Guerreros enfurecidos, armados con toda clase de armas, lo increpaban y lo insultaban una y otra vez. Pero Duryodhana, imperturbable y sin confusión, les hizo frente en el campo de batalla con flechas afiladas como navajas. En medio de la tormenta de ultrajes y embates, se mantuvo firme, respondiendo a la furia con una fuerza marcial implacable.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how anger and verbal provocation (bhartsanā) intensify violence in war, while composure (asambhrānta) can be morally ambiguous: steadiness is a power, but its ethical value depends on the cause it serves.
Pāṇḍava fighters, furious and armed with many weapons, surge against Duryodhana while repeatedly taunting him. Duryodhana remains unflustered and counters them in the battle with sharp arrows, continuing to fight fiercely.