Shloka 39
Adhyāya 110: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament on Fate; Saṃjaya’s Reproof and the Princes’ Assault on Bhīma (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
ततः क्रोधाभिताम्राक्षो निर्दहन्रिव पावक: । संदधे त्वाष्ट्रमस्त्र॑ं स स्वयं त्वष्टेव मारुति:,तब वायुकुमार भीमसेनने जलानेको उद्यत हुए अग्निके समान क्रोधसे लाल आँखें करके त्वाष्ट नामक अस्त्रका संधान किया, मानो साक्षात् त्वष्टा ही उसका प्रयोग कर रहे हों
tataḥ krodhābhitāmrākṣo nirdahanr iva pāvakaḥ | sandadhe tvāṣṭram astraṃ sa svayaṃ tvaṣṭeva mārutiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then Māruti’s son (Bhīmasena), his eyes reddened by wrath and blazing like a consuming fire, fitted and invoked the Tvāṣṭra weapon—appearing as though Tvaṣṭṛ himself were personally setting it in motion. The scene underscores how unchecked anger in war can summon forces beyond ordinary human measure, intensifying destruction and testing the bounds of righteous conduct.
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