Shloka 15
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
यस्तताप तपो घोर सदार: पृथिवीपति: । रोषाद द्रोणविनाशाय वीर: समितिशोभन:
yas tatāpa tapo ghoraṁ sadāraḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | roṣād droṇavināśāya vīraḥ samitiśobhanaḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: El rey heroico, acompañado de su esposa, emprendió una áspera austeridad. Encendido de ira y resuelto a la destrucción de Droṇa, aquel guerrero—espléndido en el choque de los ejércitos—realizó una severa penitencia, mostrando cómo la cólera puede empujar incluso al poder real hacia una determinación extrema, cargada de peso moral.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension when tapas (a discipline often associated with purification and higher aims) is fueled by roṣa (anger) and directed toward destruction. It suggests that inner motive shapes the moral color of even powerful spiritual practices.
Vaiśampāyana describes a heroic king who, along with his wife, undertakes severe austerities with the specific aim—born of wrath—of bringing about Droṇa’s destruction, portraying a determined preparation driven by enmity.