Shloka 54
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
अभ्यधावन्त संक्रुद्धा: केकया: पञज्च सोदरा: । उनके बाणसमूहोंसे यशस्वी शतानीकको आच्छादित होते देख क्रोधमें भरे हुए पाँच भाई केकयराजकुमारोंने उन पाँचों महारथियोंपर धावा किया || ५३ हू ।।
abhya-dhāvanta saṅkruddhāḥ kekayāḥ pañca sodarāḥ | tān abhyāpatataḥ prekṣya tava putrā mahā-rathāḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Lima bersaudara dari Kekaya, diliputi amarah, maju menyerbu. Melihat mereka menerjang, putra-putramu—para maharatha—bersiap menyambut serangan itu.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) propels immediate retaliation; in war, wrath quickly multiplies confrontations, reminding the listener that unchecked emotion accelerates adharma-like escalation even within kṣatriya combat.
Five Kekaya brothers, furious, rush to attack; seeing their charge, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons—described as mahārathas—ready themselves to face them in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.