Shloka 60
Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)
अथान्यैरविशिखैस्ती&णै: संक़्रुद्ध: कुण्डभेदिनम् । सुषेणं दीर्घनेत्रं च त्रिभिस्त्रीनवधीद् बली,फिर अत्यन्त क्रोधमें भरे हुए बलवान भीमने दूसरे तीन तीखे बाणोंद्वारा कुण्डभेदी, सुषेण तथा दीर्घलोचन (दीर्घरोमा)--इन तीनोंको मार डाला (जो आपके पुत्र थे)
athānyair aviśikhaiḥ tīrṇaiḥ saṅkruddhaḥ kuṇḍabhedinam | suṣeṇaṃ dīrghanetraṃ ca tribhis trīn avadhīd balī ||
Sañjaya said: Then the mighty Bhīma, inflamed with fierce anger, struck down with three other sharp arrows—one each—Kuṇḍabhedin, Suṣeṇa, and Dīrghanetra. In the grim momentum of battle, his wrath becomes lethal efficiency, and the episode underscores how rage and duty-driven violence can rapidly consume even royal heirs on the battlefield.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tension of war: even when action aligns with a warrior’s duty, uncontrolled anger accelerates destruction and makes the battlefield a place where lineage and status offer no protection. It invites reflection on how dharma in war can be overshadowed by krodha (wrath), turning duty into ruthless annihilation.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, in intense fury, uses three sharp arrows to kill three opponents—Kuṇḍabhedin, Suṣeṇa, and Dīrghanetra—identified in the given context as sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra fighting on the Kaurava side.