Shloka 14
Adhyāya 16: Saṃśaptaka-vrata and the Diversion of Arjuna (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६)
तेषां ददृशिरे कोपाद् वपूंष्यमिततेजसाम् | युयुत्सूनामिवाकाशे पतत्त्रिवरभोगिनाम्,क्रोधवश युद्ध करते हुए उन अमित तेजस्वी राजाओंके शरीर आकाशमें युद्धकी इच्छासे एकत्र हुए पक्षिराज गरुड़ तथा नागोंके समान दिखायी देते थे
teṣāṁ dadṛśire kopād vapūṁṣy amitatejasām | yuyutsūnām ivākāśe patattrivarabhoginām ||
Dalam amarahnya, tubuh para raja yang berkilau tak terukur tampak seakan di angkasa—laksana Garuḍa dan ular-ular raksasa bersayap, perkasa, berhimpun dengan hasrat bertempur.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) magnifies martial energy into a frightening, almost superhuman force; ethically, it warns that battle-fervor fueled by wrath can eclipse restraint and dharma, turning warriors into instruments of destructive impulse.
Sañjaya describes the combatants in the Drona Parva: enraged kings, blazing with power, look like winged Garuḍas and coiling nāgas in the sky—an epic simile conveying the intensity and ferocity of the fighting.