Shloka 49
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
भीमस्तु समरे क्रुद्धः पुत्र तव जनाधिप
bhīmas tu samare kruddhaḥ putra tava janādhipa
Sañjaya said: O king, your son—Bhīma—was enraged in the midst of battle. The line signals the surge of wrath that drives his conduct on the battlefield, foreshadowing forceful action where personal anger and the demands of war press against restraint and righteous measure.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger can become a decisive force in war, raising an ethical tension: even when battle is sanctioned by duty, the warrior’s inner state (krodha) can push action beyond measured righteousness, making self-control a crucial moral concern.
Sañjaya reports to the king that Bhīma, on the battlefield, has become intensely enraged—an emotional turning point that typically precedes a fierce assault or a significant act of combat in the surrounding passage.