Shloka 19
इन्द्रप्रशंसा, दिव्योपकरणदानं, गन्धमादनसमागमश्च
Indra’s Commendation, Bestowal of Divine Insignia, and the Gandhamādana Reunion
तत:ः सम्पीड्यनास्ते क्रोधाविष्टा महारथा: । अपीडयन् मां सहिता: शरशूलासिवृष्टिभि:,तदनन्तर मेरे बाणोंसे पीड़ित होकर वे महारथी दैत्य क्रोधसे आग-बबूला हो उठे और एक साथ संगठित हो खड्ग, शूल तथा बाणोंकी वर्षद्वारा मुझे घायल करने लगे
tataḥ sampīḍyamānāste krodhāviṣṭā mahārathāḥ | apīḍayan māṃ sahitāḥ śaraśūlāsivṛṣṭibhiḥ ||
Entonces, heridos y acosados por mis flechas, aquellos grandes guerreros de carro—poseídos por la ira—se alzaron furibundos y, actuando al unísono, comenzaron a hostigarme y a herirme con una lluvia de flechas, lanzas y espadas.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a recurring Mahābhārata ethic: anger (krodha) clouds judgment and turns even disciplined warriors toward impulsive, retaliatory violence. Strength without self-mastery becomes destructive, especially when amplified by group solidarity in rage.
Arjuna reports that after being hurt by his arrows, the opposing great warriors, inflamed with anger, unite and attack him simultaneously, pelting him with a concentrated barrage of arrows and close-combat weapons (spears and swords).