Shloka 47
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
ततो दुर्योधन: क्रुद्धों धनुरन्यन्महत्तरम् गृहीत्वा भरतश्रेष्ठो भीमसेनं शितै: शरै:
tato duryodhanaḥ kruddho dhanur anyan mahattaram gṛhītvā bharataśreṣṭho bhīmasenaṃ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ
Sañjaya said: Then Duryodhana, inflamed with anger, took up another, mightier bow; and that best of the Bharatas assailed Bhīmasena with sharp arrows. The scene underscores how wrath in battle drives escalation—strength and skill become instruments of vengeance rather than restraint.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) fuels escalation: a warrior, driven by wrath, reaches for greater force and intensifies harm. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical lens, such passion clouds judgment and turns prowess into an instrument of vengeance rather than disciplined duty.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana, enraged, switches to a stronger bow and showers Bhīma with sharp arrows, intensifying their combat within the larger Kurukṣetra battle sequence of the Droṇa Parva.