Shloka 56
एष पार्थो रणे क्रुद्ध: पाण्डवानां महारथ: । शरैरनेकसाहसैमामिेवाभ्यहनद् रणे
sañjaya uvāca | eṣa pārtho raṇe kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathaḥ | śarair aneka-sāhasrair mām ivābhyahanad raṇe ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Inilah Pārtha—Arjuna, maharathi kaum Pāṇḍava—telah murka di medan perang. Di tengah pertempuran dia telah memukul dan melukaiku dengan beribu-ribu anak panah.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya world of duty and consequence: even the greatest warriors must face the results of righteous resolve and martial skill. Anger (kruddhaḥ) here functions as battle-fury that intensifies action, reminding readers that ethical warfare still carries suffering and accountability.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, the Pāṇḍavas’ foremost chariot-warrior, has become fierce in combat and has struck the speaker (contextually Bhīṣma in the surrounding narration) with innumerable arrows, leaving him grievously wounded.