Shloka 27
अभिमन्युना दुःशासनस्य ताडनम्
Abhimanyu’s Rebuke and Wounding of Duḥśāsana; Karṇa’s Counter-volley
एवमुक्क्त्वानदद् राजन पुत्रो दुःशासनस्तव । सौभद्रमभ्ययात् क्रुद्ध: शरवर्षरवाकिरन्,महाराज! ऐसा कहकर आपका पुत्र दुःशासन जोर-जोरसे गर्जना करने लगा। वह क्रोधमें भरकर सुभद्राकुमारपर बाणोंकी वर्षा करता हुआ उसके सामने गया
evam uktvā nadad rājān putro duḥśāsanas tava | saubhadram abhyayāt kruddhaḥ śaravarṣa-ravākiran ||
Sañjaya dit : «Ô roi, après avoir parlé ainsi, ton fils Duḥśāsana poussa un grand rugissement. Enflammé de colère, il s’avança droit sur Saubhadra (Abhimanyu), l’accablant d’une pluie de flèches retentissante.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implicitly warns that anger (krodha) and boastful aggression can eclipse discernment and dharma. Even within a warrior code, being driven by rage tends toward excess and moral decline, intensifying the cruelty of war.
After speaking, Duḥśāsana roars and advances on Abhimanyu (Saubhadra), attacking him with a loud, dense shower of arrows, as narrated by Sañjaya to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.