Shloka 41
द्रौणिप्रतिज्ञा–नारायणास्त्रवर्णनम्
Drauṇi’s Vow and the Description of the Nārāyaṇāstra
पताकाश्व सतूणीरा रश्मीन् योक्त्राणि च प्रभो । चिच्छेद तिलश: क्रुद्ध: शरै: संनतपर्वभि:,प्रभो! क्रोधमें भरे हुए दुःशासनने झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाणोंसे प्रतिविन्ध्यकी पताकाओं, तरकसों, उनके घोड़ोंकी बागडोरों और रथके जोतोंको भी तिल-तिल करके काट डाला
sañjaya uvāca |
patākāśva-satūṇīrā raśmīn yoktrāṇi ca prabho |
ciccheda tilaśaḥ kruddhaḥ śaraiḥ sannata-parvabhiḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「主よ、怒りに燃えたドゥフシャーサナは、節のよく撓った矢をもって、プラティヴィンドゥヤの旗幟、馬、矢筒、手綱、さらには車の轭を結ぶ革紐に至るまで、少しずつ切り刻んだ。」戦場の憤怒は敵を打つにとどまらず、機動と名誉を支えるものを解体し、戦いを組織だった破壊へと変えてゆく。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) in war can shift action from measured combat to relentless dismantling—targeting symbols of honor (banner) and the practical means of control and movement (reins, yoke). It implicitly warns that wrath tends to escalate violence and degrade restraint.
Sanjaya reports that Duhshasana, enraged, uses well-made arrows to shred Prativindhya’s battle equipment—his banner, horses, quivers, reins, and chariot harness—thereby crippling his fighting capacity and humiliating him by destroying his insignia.