Shloka 39
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
सुरथं तं ततः क्रुद्धमापतन्तं महारथम्
surathaṃ taṃ tataḥ kruddham āpatantaṃ mahāratham
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian maharathi itu, dalam kemarahannya, meluru ke hadapan dengan kereta perangnya yang lengkap bersenjata—mendesak pertempuran dengan amarah dan momentum, tatkala konflik menguncup menjadi pertembungan berdepan-depan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) drives escalation in war: an elite warrior, seized by wrath, rushes into attack. Ethically, it points to the peril of letting rage govern action, even within a kṣatriya context where courage and duty are expected.
Sañjaya reports that a great chariot-warrior, mounted on a fine battle-chariot, becomes enraged and charges forward to engage—signaling an imminent close encounter or renewed assault in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.