Shloka 39
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
सुरथं तं ततः क्रुद्धमापतन्तं महारथम्
surathaṃ taṃ tataḥ kruddham āpatantaṃ mahāratham
Sañjaya dit : Alors ce grand combattant de char, saisi de colère, chargea en avant sur son char bien équipé, poussant la bataille par la fureur et l’élan, tandis que le conflit se resserrait en un affrontement direct.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) drives escalation in war: an elite warrior, seized by wrath, rushes into attack. Ethically, it points to the peril of letting rage govern action, even within a kṣatriya context where courage and duty are expected.
Sañjaya reports that a great chariot-warrior, mounted on a fine battle-chariot, becomes enraged and charges forward to engage—signaling an imminent close encounter or renewed assault in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.