Shloka 37
अध्याय ५३ — रणमेघोपमा सेना-वर्णना तथा सुषेण-वधोत्तर प्रतिक्रिया
Battle-as-Storm Imagery and the Aftermath of Suṣeṇa’s Fall
ततस्तु पार्षतः क्रुद्धः शस्त्रवृष्टिं सुदारुणाम् | कृतवर्माणमासाद्य व्यसृजत् पृतनापति:
tatastu pārṣataḥ kruddhaḥ śastravṛṣṭiṃ sudāruṇām | kṛtavarmāṇam āsādya vyasṛjat pṛtanāpatiḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : «Alors Dhṛṣṭadyumna, fils de Pṛṣata, enflammé de colère, fondit sur Kṛtavarmā et déchaîna contre lui une pluie d’armes des plus terribles.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can rapidly escalate conflict: even a responsible leader (pṛtanāpati) becomes an instrument of destruction when driven by rage. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, this underscores the need for inner restraint, especially for those who wield power in war.
Sañjaya reports that Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna, enraged, advances toward Kṛtavarmā and begins a fierce barrage—described as a ‘rain of weapons’—signaling an intense close engagement between prominent warriors.