Mahabharata 7.95.31 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 95, Shloka 31
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
जैसे हाथी कमलोंसे भरे हुए सरोवरको मथ डालता हो, उसी प्रकार आपकी सेनाओंका मन्थन करते हुए पार्थको आपके क्षत्रियशिरोमणि योद्धा रोक न सके ।।
aṅgāstu gajavāreṇa pāṇḍavaṃ paryavārayan | kruddhāḥ sahasraśo rājan śikṣitā hastisādinaḥ ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ രാജാവേ! അന്നേരം അങ്കദേശത്തിലെ യുദ്ധകലയിൽ പരിശീലനം നേടിയ സഹസ്രക്കണക്കിന് ഗജാരോഹി യോദ്ധാക്കൾ ക്രോധത്തിൽ കത്തിയുയർന്ന്, ആനകളുടെ കൂട്ടത്തോടെ പാണ്ഡുപുത്രൻ അർജുനനെ എല്ലാദിക്കിലും വളഞ്ഞു.
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The verse highlights how organized, trained force (śikṣitāḥ) and collective strategy (encirclement by an elephant corps) are deployed in war, while also revealing the ethical tension of kṣatriya-dharma: courage and skill are praised, yet anger (kruddhāḥ) fuels escalation and intensifies violence.
During the Drona Parva battle, thousands of Aṅga warriors mounted on elephants advance and form a surrounding ring around Arjuna, attempting to contain and overwhelm him through massed elephant formations.
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