Shloka 30
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention
एषामेते महामात्रा: किराता युद्धदुर्मदा:,'ये रणदुर्मद किरात इन हाथियोंके महावत और इन्हें शिक्षा देनेमें कुशल हैं। ये सब-के-सब अग्निसे उत्पन्न हुए हैं। सव्यसाची अर्जुनने इन सबको संग्रामभूमिमें पराजित कर दिया था
sañjaya uvāca | eṣām ete mahāmātrāḥ kirātā yuddha-durmadāḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: “Inilah para pembesar mereka—para pahlawan Kirāta, mabuk oleh keangkuhan medan perang.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the danger of durmada—battle-pride and overconfidence. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, martial strength without humility and discernment can become a moral weakness, inviting reversal when confronted by disciplined, dharmically grounded resistance.
Sañjaya is describing to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the forces present in the conflict, identifying certain prominent commanders and fierce Kirāta fighters among them, characterizing them as formidable and war-intoxicated.