Shloka 48
Adhyāya 104 — Śikhaṇḍin-puraskāraḥ (Śikhaṇḍin as Vanguard) and Bhīṣma’s Counter-Advance
प्रतिलभ्य तत:ः संज्ञां द्रोणपुत्र: प्रतापवान् । वा्ष्णेयं समरे क्रुद्धो नाराचेन समार्पयत्
pratilabhya tataḥ saṃjñāṃ droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān | vārṣṇeyaṃ samare kruddho nārācena samārpayat ||
तत्पश्चात् होश में आकर प्रतापी द्रोणपुत्र ने रणभूमि में क्रुद्ध होकर वार्ष्णेय (कृष्ण) पर नाराच बाण चलाया।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can eclipse judgment in war, pushing a warrior to reckless escalation—here, even directing force toward Kṛṣṇa as charioteer-counselor—thereby deepening the ethical danger of letting passion govern action.
Sañjaya reports that Aśvatthāman, after regaining consciousness, becomes enraged and in the thick of combat shoots a nārāca arrow at Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa).