Shloka 156
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
ये भीमसेनं संक्रुद्धमन्वधावन् विमोहिता: । मेरे जो मन्दबुद्धि पुत्र मोहित होकर क्रोधमें भरे हुए भीमसेनकी ओर दौड़े थे, वे पतंगोंके समान मानो आगमें ही कूद पड़े थे
ye bhīmasenaṁ saṁkruddham anvadhāvan vimohitāḥ | mama ye mandabuddhi-putrā mohitāḥ krodha-bhareṇa bhīmasenasyābhimukhaṁ drutam anvadhāvan, te pataṅgā iva vahnim eva prapetire ||
ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「愚かな我が子らは迷妄にとらわれ、怒りに燃えるビーマセーナを追って駆けた。まるで蛾が火に飛び込むように、自ら滅びへと身を投じたのだ。」
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Anger and delusion (krodha and moha) destroy discernment; when one rushes toward danger without judgment—like a moth to flame—one invites ruin. The verse underscores ethical responsibility to restrain passion and act with clear understanding, especially in war.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra laments that his sons, confused and driven by rage, charged toward the furious Bhīma. The image suggests their assault was reckless and doomed, as if they were leaping into fire.