Shloka 316
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
आददे परिधघं घोर नगेन्द्रशिखरोपमम् । अपने मुसलको कटा हुआ देख अभ्व॒त्थामाको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ और उसने पर्वतशिखरके समान एक भयंकर परिघ हाथमें ले लिया
ādade parighaṁ ghoraṁ nagendra-śikharopamam |
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—തന്റെ മുസലം മുറിഞ്ഞതുകണ്ട് അശ്വത്ഥാമൻ ഉഗ്രകോപത്തിൽ ആകുലനായി, മഹാപർവ്വതശിഖരസദൃശമായ ഭയാനക പരിഘം കൈയിൽ എടുത്തു.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger, triggered by loss and humiliation in war, quickly turns into renewed aggression; it implicitly warns that unchecked krodha magnifies violence and clouds discernment, even for great warriors.
After his club is cut down, Aśvatthāmā becomes enraged and grabs a terrifying parigha, described as resembling a mountain peak, signaling his intent to continue fighting with intensified ferocity.