Shloka 33
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
ततो मद्राधिप: क्रुद्ध/ शरेणानतपर्वणा । आजपघानोरसि दृढं विराट वाहिनीपतिम्
tato madrādhipaḥ kruddhaḥ śareṇānataparvaṇā | ājau jaghānorasi dṛḍhaṃ virāṭa-vāhinīpatim ||
Sañjaya berkata: Lalu penguasa Madra, dalam kemarahan, memanah dengan sebatang anak panah yang sendinya tidak patah, menghentam dada panglima angkatan Virāṭa dengan keras di tengah pertempuran.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies the destructiveness of war: when leaders act from rage, violence becomes swift and targeted, and the lives of many depend on the fall of key commanders—inviting reflection on self-control and the ethical cost of battle.
Sañjaya reports that Śalya, the king of Madra, in anger shoots a powerful arrow and strikes the commander of Virāṭa’s army squarely on the chest during the fighting.