Shloka 343
फाल्गुनिं समरे क्रुद्धो विव्याध बहुभि: शरै: । तब राजकुमार बृहद्वलने दूसरा धनुष लेकर समरभूमिमें कुपित हो अर्जुनकुमार अभिमन्युको बहुतेरे बाणोंद्वारा बींध डाला
phālguniṁ samare kruddho vivyādha bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ |
Sañjaya dit : Furieux au plus fort de la mêlée, le prince Bṛhadvala prit un second arc et perça de nombreuses flèches le fils de Phalguna (Abhimanyu). La scène souligne l’escalade inexorable de la guerre, où la colère et le devoir guerrier poussent les combattants à frapper avec résolution, même contre un adversaire jeune mais redoutable.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence in war, while also reflecting the harsh demands of kṣatriya-duty: once battle is joined, opponents act with decisive force. Ethically, it invites reflection on the cost of wrath and the tragic momentum of conflict.
Sañjaya reports that, during the fight, Abhimanyu (identified as the son of Phalguna/Arjuna) is struck and wounded by many arrows by an enraged warrior, marking a fierce exchange amid the larger Kurukṣetra battle.