Shloka 36
Śaineya–Bhūriśravas: Genealogy, Svayaṃvara Contest, and the Maheśvara Boon
निवार्य पाण्डुपञज्चालान् द्रोणाग्नि: प्रदहन्निव । तस्थौ क्रोधेध्मसंदीप्त: कालसूर्य इवोद्यत:,क्रोधरूपी ईंधनसे प्रज्वलित हुई द्रोणरूपी अग्नि पाण्डवों और पांचालोंको रोककर सबको दग्ध करती हुई-सी खड़ी हो गयी और प्रलयकालके सूर्यकी भाँति प्रकाशित होने लगी
nivārya pāṇḍupañcālān droṇāgniḥ pradahann iva | tasthau krodhedhma-saṃdīptaḥ kāla-sūrya ivodyataḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Having checked the Pāṇḍavas and the Pañcālas, Droṇa—like a blazing fire—stood as though scorching them all. Kindled by the fuel of wrath, he shone forth like the sun at the time of cosmic dissolution, poised to strike. The verse underscores how anger, when it becomes the driving force of a warrior’s prowess, turns martial skill into a near-apocalyptic power that overwhelms restraint and compassion.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (wrath): when anger becomes the ‘fuel’ for action, even legitimate martial prowess can turn destructive and indiscriminate, resembling a force of cosmic devastation rather than disciplined duty.
Sañjaya describes Droṇa halting the advance of the Pāṇḍavas and their Pañcāla allies. Droṇa stands in the battlefield like a blazing fire, appearing ready to burn down opposing ranks, his power intensified by anger and compared to the end-time sun.