Shloka 14
कर्णवधार्थं धनञ्जयस्य प्रतिज्ञा — Arjuna’s resolve for Karṇa’s defeat
निग्रहीतुमुपाक्रामन् क्रोधाविष्टा: समन्तत: । माननीय नरेश! क्रोधमें भरे हुए संशप्तकोंने सब ओरसे आक्रमण करके अर्जुनके रथके घोड़ों, दोनों पहियों तथा ईषादण्डको भी पकड़ना आरम्भ किया ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
nigrahītum upākrāman krodhāviṣṭāḥ samantataḥ |
nigṛhya taṁ rathaṁ tasya yodhās te tu sahasraśaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Dikuasai amarah, mereka meluru dari segenap penjuru untuk menangkap dan menahan. Para pahlawan itu, beribu-ribu jumlahnya, mengepung kereta perang itu, cuba menyekatnya—menggenggam gerak dan kendalinya—agar maraan Arjuna terhenti oleh kekuatan dan kemarahan semata-mata.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) drives collective action into coercive violence: the warriors attempt to win not by discernment or dharma-guided skill, but by being ‘possessed by rage’ and relying on overwhelming numbers to restrain a single chariot. It implicitly contrasts disciplined valor with anger-fueled compulsion.
Sañjaya reports that large numbers of warriors rush in from all directions and try to seize and hold back Arjuna’s chariot—attempting to stop its movement and neutralize his momentum by surrounding and restraining it.