Shloka 15
द्रौणिप्रतिज्ञा–नारायणास्त्रवर्णनम्
Drauṇi’s Vow and the Description of the Nārāyaṇāstra
वृषसेनस्तु संक्रुद्धो यज्ञसेनं रथे स्थितम् । बहुभि: सायकैस्ती3्ष्णराजघान स्तनान्तरे,तब वृषसेन अत्यन्त कुपित होकर रथपर बैठे हुए यज्ञसेनकी छातीमें बहुत-से पैने बाण मारे
vṛṣasenastu saṅkruddho yajñasenaṃ rathe sthitam | bahubhiḥ sāyakais tīkṣṇair ājaghāna stanāntare ||
Murka, Vṛṣasena menghantam Yajñasena yang berdiri di atas keretanya dengan banyak anak panah tajam, menembus bagian dadanya.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence in war: martial prowess becomes an instrument of wrath, reminding readers that ethical self-mastery is fragile amid battlefield duty and rivalry.
Sañjaya reports that Vṛṣasena, furious, shoots many sharp arrows at Yajñasena standing on his chariot, striking him in the chest—an episode of direct chariot-to-chariot combat within the Drona Parva battles.