Shloka 14
Arjuna Confronted by Saindhava Forces during the Aśvamedha Circuit (श्वेतवाहनस्य सैन्धवसंघर्षः)
निवारितं गजं दृष्टवा भगदत्तसुतो नृपः । उत्ससर्ज शितान् बाणानर्जुनं क्रोधमूर्च्छित:,अपने हाथीको रोका गया देख भगदत्तकुमार राजा वद्भरदत्त क्रोधसे व्याकुल हो उठा और अर्जुनपर तीखे बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगा
nivāritaṁ gajaṁ dṛṣṭvā bhagadattasuto nṛpaḥ | utsasarja śitān bāṇān arjunaṁ krodhamūrcchitaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Voyant son éléphant arrêté, le roi —fils de Bhagadatta—, saisi d’un vertige de colère, déchaîna sur Arjuna une pluie de flèches acérées.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): when a warrior becomes anger-bewildered, judgment is clouded and actions become impulsive, intensifying violence rather than guided, disciplined combat.
After his war-elephant is restrained, Bhagadatta’s son—described as a king—reacts in fury and shoots a volley of sharp arrows at Arjuna, marking a surge in the battle’s intensity.