Shloka 80
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
सूतपुत्रो रणे क्रुद्ध: पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्
sūtaputro raṇe kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm
Sañjaya dit : Au plus fort de la bataille, le fils du cocher (Karna), embrasé de colère, s’avança contre l’armée des Pāṇḍava.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) intensifies violence and widens its scope: a warrior’s rage can turn a focused duel into an assault on an entire army, raising the ethical warning that uncontrolled emotion in war magnifies suffering and disorder.
Sañjaya reports that Karna, described as the sūtaputra, is furious on the battlefield and moves to engage the Pandavas’ forces—signaling an escalation in the fighting as he confronts their assembled host.