Shloka 5
Arjuna Confronted by Saindhava Forces during the Aśvamedha Circuit (श्वेतवाहनस्य सैन्धवसंघर्षः)
इत्येवमुक्त्वा संक्रुद्धो वज़दत्तो नराधिप: । प्रेषयामास कौरव्य वारणं पाण्डवं प्रति,कुरुनन्दन! ऐसा कहकर क्रोधमें भरे हुए राजा वज्रदत्तने पुनः पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनकी ओर अपने हाथीको हाँक दिया
ity evam uktvā saṅkruddho vajradatto narādhipaḥ | preṣayāmāsa kauravya vāraṇaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ prati ||
वैशम्पायन म्हणाले—हे कौरवकुलनंदना! असे बोलून क्रोधाने पेटलेल्या राजा वज्रदत्ताने पुन्हा पांडव अर्जुनाकडे आपला हत्ती झेपावला.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) rapidly converts words into harmful action; ethically, it warns that unchecked wrath drives one to impulsive violence and deepens enmity.
After speaking, the enraged King Vajradatta orders his war-elephant to charge again toward the Pāṇḍava hero Arjuna, intensifying the combat.