Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
विवृताक्षश्व कौन्तेयो वेपमानश्व मन्युना । चिच्छेद योधान् निशितै: शरै: शतसहसत्रश:
vivṛtākṣaś ca kaunteyo vepamānaś ca manyunā | ciccheda yodhān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ śata-sahasraśaḥ ||
サञ्जयは語った。クンティーの子は、凄烈な気迫に目を大きく見開き、怒り(マニュ)に身を震わせながら、剃刀のごとく鋭い矢で戦士たちを斬り伏せた――その数、百に千に及んだ。この光景は、戦の恐るべき奔流を示す。憤怒が推進力となって破壊を倍加させ、戦場におけるダルマ(正法)の限界を試すのである。
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights how anger (manyu) can intensify violence and accelerate destruction in war. Even within kṣatriya-duty, wrath is shown as a powerful, destabilizing force—raising ethical tension between necessary combat and the inner passions that can eclipse restraint.
Sañjaya describes Arjuna (Kaunteya) in a heightened battle-state—eyes wide, trembling with fury—cutting down enemy warriors with sharp arrows in enormous numbers, emphasizing the ferocity and scale of the fighting.