Mahabharata 7.119.28 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 119, Shloka 28
Śaineya–Bhūriśravas: Genealogy, Svayaṃvara Contest, and the Maheśvara Boon
निर्विद्धस्तु शरैघोेरिरक्रुद्धयत् सात्यकिर्भृशम् । सायकान् व्यसृजच्चापि वीरो रुक्मरथं प्रति
nirviddhas tu śaraiḥ ghorair akruddhyat sātyakir bhṛśam | sāyakān vyasṛjac cāpi vīro rukmarathaṃ prati ||
サञ्जयは語った。――恐るべき矢に貫かれ裂かれて、勇士サーティヤキは激しい憤怒に燃え上がった。彼はただちに、黄金の戦車に乗る敵――ドローナ――へと、密なる矢の雨を浴びせ、暴に暴をもって応じた。戦の暗い勢いはさらに加速した。
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The verse highlights how, in war, injury can trigger wrath and escalation; it implicitly warns that anger (krodha) fuels cycles of retaliation, even while warriors act under kṣatriya-duty to respond decisively in battle.
After being badly wounded by fierce arrows, Sātyaki becomes intensely enraged and counters by unleashing a heavy volley of arrows at the golden-charioted opponent—understood here as Drona—intensifying the duel.
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