Shloka 10
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
षड्विंशतिमथ क्रुद्धो मुमोचाशु सुयोधने । ज्वलिताग्निशिखाकारान् वज़्कल्पानजिद्दगान्
ṣaḍviṁśatim atha kruddho mumocāśu suyodhane | jvalitāgniśikhākārān vajrakalpān ajiddagān ||
サञ्जयは語った。ついでビーマセーナは怒りに燃え、須由陀那（ドゥルヨーダナ）めがけて二十六本の矢を疾く放った。その矢は抗しがたい威力を帯び、金剛の雷のごとく、また燃えさかる火焔の舌のごとく見えた――憤怒が行いを駆り立て、戦場のダルマが自制と報復の狭間で揺れる、戦の猛き奔流の相である。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence in war: Bhīma’s wrath translates immediately into action. Ethically, it points to the tension between kṣatriya duty to fight and the inner discipline needed to prevent rage from becoming the true driver of one’s deeds.
Sañjaya describes Bhīmasena, enraged, rapidly shooting twenty-six powerful arrows at Duryodhana. The arrows are compared to thunderbolts and blazing flames to convey their speed, force, and terrifying brilliance on the battlefield.