Shloka 396
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances
आविध्यन्नकुलं षष्टया सहदेवं च सप्तभि: । तब क्रोधसे मूर्च्छित हुए सुषेणने दूसरा धनुष लेकर नकुलको साठ और सहदेवको सात बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया
āvidhyann akulaṃ ṣaṣṭyā sahadevaṃ ca saptabhiḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: Sūṣeṇa, dikuasai amarah, mengambil sebuah busur yang lain lalu memanah Nakula dengan enam puluh anak panah dan Sahadeva dengan tujuh. Adegan ini menegaskan bahawa apabila amarah merampas fikiran seorang pahlawan, ia mendorong peningkatan keganasan yang tidak henti-henti di medan perang, hingga kemahiran berubah menjadi momentum pemusnah semata-mata.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): when a warrior becomes anger-driven, action tends to intensify beyond necessity, and martial prowess becomes an instrument of unchecked escalation rather than disciplined kṣatriya conduct.
In the Karṇa Parva battle account, Sañjaya narrates that Sūṣeṇa, enraged, takes up another bow and wounds the Pāṇḍava twins—Nakula with sixty arrows and Sahadeva with seven—showing a rapid, forceful exchange of missile warfare.