Shloka 11
अथवा सायुधा वीरा मन्युनाभिपरिप्लुता: । सहिता बद्धनिस्त्रिंशा दहेयु: शस्त्रतेजसा
athavā sāyudhā vīrā manyunābhipariplutāḥ | sahitā baddha-nistriṁśā daheyuḥ śastra-tejasā ||
Atau para pahlawan itu—bersenjata dan diliputi amarah—dapat bersatu, menghunus pedang, lalu membakar segalanya dengan kedahsyatan daya senjata mereka.
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that anger, when combined with weapons and collective resolve, quickly becomes catastrophic. Ethical strength in a warrior culture is not only valor but restraint—otherwise power turns into indiscriminate harm.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra voices apprehension about armed heroes who, seized by rage and acting together with drawn swords, could unleash destructive violence—an expression of fear about escalation and loss of control in conflict.