Shloka 231
त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः
Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya
निवार्य समरे चापि शरांस्तान् निशितै: शरै: । आजचघान सुसंक्रुद्ध: सुतसोम॑ त्रिभि: शरै:
nivārya samare cāpi śarāṁs tān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | ājaghāna susaṁkruddhaḥ sutasomaṁ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು: “ಸಮರದಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ಬಾಣಗಳನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ತಡೆದು, ಅತಿಕ್ರುದ್ಧನಾಗಿ ಅವನು ಸುತಸೋಮನನ್ನು ಮೂರು ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಹೊಡೆದನು.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within righteous warfare, action should be governed by skill and restraint; yet the verse also shows how anger (krodha) can rapidly intensify conflict, pushing combatants from defense to forceful retaliation.
During the battle, a warrior first neutralizes incoming arrows with sharp counter-arrows, then—angered—shoots Sutasoma with three arrows, marking a swift shift from defense to an aggressive counterstrike.