Shloka 32
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 20 — Yudhiṣṭhira–Duryodhana Encounter and Escalation of Arms
ततक्षुश्रिच्छिदुश्वान्ये बिभिदुश्चिक्षिपुस्तथा । संचकर्तश्व जधघ्नुश्न क्ुद्धा रणमहार्णवे,महासागरके समान उस विशाल युद्धस्थलमें परस्पर कुपित हुए अन्यान्य योद्धा परशु, पट्टिश, खड्ग, शक्ति, भिन्दिपाल, नखर, प्रास तथा तोमरोंद्वारा यथासम्भव एक-दूसरेका छेदन-भेदन, विदारण, क्षेपण, कर्तन और हनन करने लगे
tataḥ kṣurair chiduś cānye bibhiduś cikṣipuś tathā | sañcakartuś ca jaghnuś ca kruddhā raṇamahārṇave ||
Sañjaya said: Then, in that vast ocean of battle, the other warriors—enraged at one another—began, as best they could, to cut and pierce with razors and weapons, to split and hurl missiles, to hew down and strike. The scene shows how wrath (krodha) overwhelms restraint, turning the field into a churning sea where skill serves destruction rather than dharma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) drives combatants into indiscriminate destruction; when inner restraint collapses, martial skill becomes mere violence, raising the ethical tension between kṣatriya-duty and uncontrolled rage.
Sañjaya describes the battle intensifying: warriors, furious at one another, cut, pierce, hurl weapons, and strike down foes, with the battlefield compared to a vast, turbulent ocean.