Shloka 10
Bhagadatta’s Advance, the Saṃśaptaka Challenge, and Arjuna’s Counterstrike (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय २६)
तथा गजानां कदन॑ कुर्वाणमनिलात्मजम् । क्रुद्धों दुर्योधनो5भयेत्य प्रत्यविध्यच्छितै: शरै:,इस प्रकार गजसेनाका संहार करते हुए पवनपुत्र भीमसेनके पास आकर क्रोधमें भरे हुए दुर्योधनने उन्हें पैने बाणोंसे बींध डाला
tathā gajānāṁ kadanaṁ kurvāṇam anilātmajam | kruddho duryodhano 'bhyetya pratyavidhyac chitaḥ śaraiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Just then, as Bhīmasena—the son of the Wind—was wreaking slaughter among the elephants, Duryodhana, inflamed with anger, rushed up to confront him and pierced him with sharp arrows. The scene underscores how wrath and rivalry drive warriors to ever more direct and personal violence amid the chaos of battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies conflict: even amid a broader battle, personal rage drives Duryodhana to close in directly on Bhīma, showing the ethical danger of wrath overriding restraint and discernment.
Bhīma is cutting down the elephant forces on the battlefield. Seeing this, Duryodhana, enraged, advances toward Bhīma and wounds him by shooting him with sharp arrows.