Shloka 1236
Somadatta’s Kṣātra-Dharma Accusation; Night Combat, Māyā, and the Fall of Ghaṭotkaca
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 131
चुकोप बलदद्दीरश्षिक्षेपास्प शिलाशितान् । वीर भीमसेन भी अपने सामने कर्णको खड़ा देख अत्यन्त कुपित हो उठे और तुरंत ही उसके ऊपर सानपर चढ़ाकर तेज किये हुए बाण बलपूर्वक छोड़ने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | cukopa baladaddhīraḥ śikṣepāspa-śilāśitān | vīraḥ bhīmasenaḥ bhīḥ api purataḥ karṇaṃ sthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā atyantaṃ kupito 'bhavat, tataḥ śāṇopacāritān tīkṣṇīkṛtān bāṇān balapūrvakaṃ tasya upari mumoca |
Sañjaya berkata: Melihat Karṇa berdiri di hadapannya, wira Bhīmasena menyala dengan amarah yang dahsyat. Serta-merta dia mula melepaskan dengan tenaga besar anak-anak panah yang telah diasah pada batu pengasah—suatu peningkatan keganasan dalam pertarungan, menurut etika pembalasan di medan perang yang tidak mengenal belas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) rapidly intensifies conflict: once wrath takes hold, a warrior’s response becomes immediate and forceful. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, even within kṣatriya-dharma, unchecked rage is shown as a catalyst that escalates violence and narrows discernment.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma, seeing Karṇa directly before him, becomes extremely enraged and promptly shoots powerful, whetstone-sharpened arrows at Karṇa, signaling a fierce exchange in the ongoing battle.