Shloka 6
Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall
Droṇa-parva
ततः पञ्चशतान् वीरान् गान्धारानुद्यतायुधान् | प्राहिणोन्मृत्युलोकाय क्रुद्धो बाणैर्धनं॑जय:,फिर क्रोधमें भरे हुए धनंजयने हथियार उठाये हुए पाँच सौ गान्धारदेशीय वीरोंको अपने बाणोंसे मारकर यमलोक भेज दिया
tataḥ pañcaśatān vīrān gāndhārān udyatāyudhān | prāhiṇon mṛtyulokāya kruddho bāṇair dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata—lalu Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna), menyala oleh amarah, menewaskan dengan anak panahnya lima ratus kesatria Gandhāra yang mengangkat senjata, dan mengirim mereka ke alam Maut.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) can intensify violence even in a dharma-framed war; it invites reflection on the moral weight of battlefield actions and the inner states that propel them.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, enraged, shoots down five hundred armed Gandhāra fighters with his arrows, metaphorically ‘sending’ them to Mṛtyuloka—signaling a decisive, lethal surge in the fighting.