Shloka 653
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
तां व्यवासृजदाविध्य क्रुद्धः कर्णरथं प्रति । धनुष कट जानेपर कुपित हुए महाबाहु भीमसेनने शक्ति हाथमें ली और उसे घुमाकर कर्णके रथपर दे मारा
tāṁ vyavāsṛjad āvidhya kruddhaḥ karṇarathaṁ prati |
Sañjaya dit : «Fou de rage, Bhīmasena saisit cette arme semblable à une lance, la fit tournoyer avec force et la lança droit sur le char de Karṇa.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies conflict and propels immediate, forceful action; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such acts may be valorous in war yet still carry the moral burden of vengeance and escalation.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma, furious, taking a spear-like weapon and hurling it toward Karṇa’s chariot, marking a sharp moment in their battlefield exchange.