Shloka 6
Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall
Droṇa-parva
ततः पञ्चशतान् वीरान् गान्धारानुद्यतायुधान् | प्राहिणोन्मृत्युलोकाय क्रुद्धो बाणैर्धनं॑जय:,फिर क्रोधमें भरे हुए धनंजयने हथियार उठाये हुए पाँच सौ गान्धारदेशीय वीरोंको अपने बाणोंसे मारकर यमलोक भेज दिया
tataḥ pañcaśatān vīrān gāndhārān udyatāyudhān | prāhiṇon mṛtyulokāya kruddho bāṇair dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna), inflamed with wrath, struck down with his arrows five hundred Gandhāra warriors who had raised their weapons, and sent them to the realm of Death. The verse underscores the grim momentum of battle: anger becomes a driving force, and martial prowess turns swiftly into mass destruction, reminding the listener of war’s ethical cost even when fought for a larger cause.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) can intensify violence even in a dharma-framed war; it invites reflection on the moral weight of battlefield actions and the inner states that propel them.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, enraged, shoots down five hundred armed Gandhāra fighters with his arrows, metaphorically ‘sending’ them to Mṛtyuloka—signaling a decisive, lethal surge in the fighting.