Mahabharata 7.21.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 21, Shloka 7
द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping
अथास्य सहसाविध्यद्धयान् दशभिराशुगै: । दशभिर्दशश्ि: क्रुद्ध उभौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी
athāsya sahasā vidhyad dhayān daśabhir āśugaiḥ | daśabhir daśabhiḥ kruddha ubhau ca pārṣṇisārathī ||
ત્યારબાદ સત્યજિત્ એ સહસા દસ ઝડપી બાણોથી તેના ઘોડાઓને વિંધ્યા; અને ક્રોધિત થઈ પાછળના રક્ષકો એવા બંને પાર્ષ્ણિસારથીઓને પણ દસ-દસ બાણોથી પ્રહાર કર્યો.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) intensifies violence: martial skill and speed, though admired in a warrior, become ethically perilous when driven by wrath, leading to rapid escalation and broader harm.
Satyajit suddenly shoots ten swift arrows to wound the opponent’s horses, then—angered—shoots both rear-guard chariot protectors (pārṣṇisārathīs) with ten arrows each, pressing the attack through tactical targeting.
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